Second Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Epistle Passage – Looking for the pivotal exhortation
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things...
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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.
Second Sunday after Epiphany, Yr B, 2021: Old Testament Passage – Playing a pivotal role
“Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those...
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Baptism of the Lord, Yr B, 2021: Psalm Passage – Preacher & Seeker declare, “We will praise again and again!”
Seeker: Preacher, do you want me to start or do you want to? Preacher: It does not matter to me,...
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Baptism of the Lord, Yr B, 2021: Gospel Passage – We receive baptism, again
“John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the...
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Epiphany of the Lord, Yr B, 2021: Gospel & Psalm Passages – Preacher & Seeker celebrate the day
Preacher: Seeker, come listen to the story of the Magi coming to the infant Jesus. This is one of...
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Baptism of the Lord, Yr B, 2021: Epistle Passage – We begin in faith – again
“While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where...
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Baptism of the Lord, Yr B, 2021: Old Testament Passage – We Begin Again
“In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and...
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Second Sunday after Christmas, Yr B, 2021: Alternate Psalm & Psalm Passage – Preacher & Seeker: No longer in doubt
Seeker: “A holy people and blameless race wisdom delivered from a nation of oppressors, She...
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New Years Day & Holy Name of Jesus, and Friday of the Second Sunday after Christmas, Yr B, 2021: When in doubt, follow Christ – a Little Bit of Everything
January 1st has a trio of scripture passages layered on it. There is, of course, New Years Day – a...
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The Second Sunday after Christmas, Yr B, 2020: Epistle Passage – When in doubt, choose Christ
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every...
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The Second Sunday after Christmas, Yr B, 2020: Old Testament Passage – When in doubt, choose Wisdom
I had two choice in Old Testament passages today; Jeremiah 31:1-14, and this. As the title says ....
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The First Sunday After Christmas, Yr B, 2020: A Mix of Every Passage – Carrying forward past Christmas
Once again, beloved reader, I focused on the big event this week and left until the last minute...
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The Week of Christmas, Yr B, 2020: Psalm Passage, Proper I & II – The Coming of Hope and Salvation: Preacher & Seekers glow & praise in the memory
Preacher: “O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.” (Psalm 96) Seeker 1:...
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The Week of Christmas, Yr B, 2020: Gospel Passage, Proper I & II – The early players in the story of Hope and salvation that came to pass
“In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered....
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The Week of Christmas, Yr B, 2020: Epistle Passage, Proper I & II – The salvation and hope that is yet to come
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and...
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The Week of Christmas, Yr B, 2020: Old Testament Passage, Proper I – The Good News that is yet to come
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep...
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