“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). Humility requires submission. The last thing, no, the one thing the devil will not do…
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Prayers, September 4: 13th Sunday after Pentecost, C (Proper 18; Labor Day weekend) Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (Before you God sets life and death, blessing and curse; choose life!) Psalm…
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Prayers, August 28: 12th Sunday after Pentecost, C (Proper 17) Proverbs 25:2-10 (Words about kings; behaving in the King’s presence; keeping confidences) ELW/RCL: Proverbs 25:6-7 (Only about comporting…
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Prayers, August 21, 2013: 11th Sunday after Pentecost, C (Proper 16) Isaiah 66:18-23 (All nations shall worship the Lord and be his priests) ELW/RCL: Isaiah 58:9-14 (Do justice, and…
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Prayers, August 14: 10th Sunday after Pentecost, C (Proper 15) OR Mary, Mother of Our Lord (transferred) Pentecost 10 lessons and hymns: Jeremiah 23:16-29 (Beware of false prophets…
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Prayers, August 7: 9th Sunday after Pentecost, C (Proper 14) Genesis 15:1-6 (Abram’s faith is reckoned to him as righteousness) Psalm 33:12-22 (Happy is nation whose God is…
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“But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6) Pride goes before a fall. The devil…
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“Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”? (James 4:5) You want your soul…
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June 2022 Dear Friends – I am very grateful for the positive responses we receive to the video book reviews that are posted on our YouTube channel. On the first…
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“You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of…
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