Transfiguration Sunday, Yr B, 2021: Old Testament Passage – One hopes for the best, but prepares for the worst, and the saddest
“Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on...
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Carole Boshart
I am a ponderer by nature, and freely mix the spiritual and the pragmatic but always guided by the wisdom of the Spirit as sent by the Lord God and communicated through scripture. I am not sure how to describe my spiritual orientation. Part Anabaptist - that is where my roots are. But I have journeyed a long way from the church of my childhood. My faith life is a potpourri of most Christian denominations, with a little Judaism thrown in. My passion is to reach out to people where they are, wherever they are, and support them in their life and in this world, while readying them for the life and world to come.
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Psalm Passage – Understandable what the Lord God Jesus Christ started, & being aware of the implications: Preacher & Seeker talk about it
Preacher: “Praise the LORD! How good it is to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a...
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Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Gospel Passage – Curing what is understandable, & being aware of the implications
“As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and...
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Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Epistle Passage – Telling what is knowable, and why
“If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me,...
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Presentation of the Lord, Yr B, 2021: Gospel & Epistle Passage – A very normal, but at the same time unusual event
“When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to...
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Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Old Testament Passage – Knowing what is knowable, and hearing what is told to us. From this comes understanding.
“Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not...
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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Psalm Passage – Inspired & uplifted when you check in with teaching & authority
In early January I began feeling restless when thinking about pondering on scripture and writing...
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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Gospel Passage – Inspired & uplifted because of true teaching & authority
“They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.” (Mark...
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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Epistle Passage – Seared & scarred because of false sacrifice & sacredness
May you, beloved reader, determine with all of your heart, mind, and body not to sear and scar those around you. And may the Holy Presence guide you . . . always! Shalom & Selah!
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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Old Testament Passage – Scared into righteousness
“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall...
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Third Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Psalm Passage – Listening for the Divine: Preacher & Seeker are absent
“For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.” (Psalm 62:5) No “Preacher &...
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Third Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Gospel Passage – The disciples listening to what might be good news
“Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying,...
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Third Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Epistle Passage – Listening to what might be bad news from Paul
“I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who...
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Third Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Old Testament Passage – Hearing what might be bad news
“The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying, “Get up, go to Nineveh, that...
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Second Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Psalm Passage – Being pivotal to the Divine
Preacher: “O LORD, you have searched me and known me.” Seeker: The Divine sees in every part of me...
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Second Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Gospel Passage – Finding the pivotal people
[We are, as you can guess, starting again with Jesus’ mission and ministry. Familiar ground....
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