Archive for September, 2011
Sept 25, 2011 – Exodus 17:1-7; Philippians 2:1-13
Exodus 17:1-7; Philippians 2:1-13 Water from Rock 15th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 25) – September 25, 2011 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Poor old Moses: this week the guy nearly has a mutiny on his hands! The Israelites have escaped from Egypt and are now wandering in the wilderness. Last week they complained […]
September 18, 2011 – Exodus 16.2-15
Exodus 16:2-15 Manna or “What the heck is this?!” 14th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 25) – September 18, 2011 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Old Testament scholar Amy Erickson notes that suddenly this week, the Exodus story has kind of turned into an episode of reality TV show Survivor. Survivor shows […]
September 11, 2011 – Exodus 14:19-31; Matthew 18:21-35
Exodus 14:19-31; Matthew 18:21-35 Forgiveness 13th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 24) – Sept. 11, 2011 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB How much destruction and death are necessary for life to flourish? I’ve been wondering that this week. And all summer I’ve been thinking about the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, […]
Sept. 4, 2011 – Exodus 12:1-14
Exodus 12:1-14 The Freedom to Love 12th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 23) – September 4, 2011 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I still remember watching Cecil B. DeMille’s film of The Ten Commandments when I was a child. Of the many scenes that made an impression I remember especially the one recounted […]
August 28, 2011 – Exodus 3:1-15
Exodus 3:1-15 Who, Me? 11th Sunday after Pentecost – Lectionary 22 – August 28, 2011 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Well: a lot has happened since we met baby Moses last week! He’s been nursed by his mother, adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter, grown up at court, murdered an Egyptian for beating a […]
August 21, 2011 – Exodus 1:8-2:10
Exodus 1:8-2:10 Shiphrah and Puah: Changing the World 10th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 21) – August 21, 2011 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB We all know, I think, that God acted to save the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. And if we’ve seen Cecil B. DeMille’s film of the 10 Commandments, we […]
