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[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] invitations to life

2008-10-10T13:37:19Z

Pentecost +22 – Year Ainvitations to lifebanquets galorecome and comein
the midst of distractionsand other callsanger for being askedmatches
angerat invitations refusedand on anger's unstable ground we blindly
buildunspoken expectationsthinking all is resolvedrear their headsand
lead into another roundof off with their headsa heavenly presenceis

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Philippians 4:1-13

2008-10-09T13:12:07Z

Pentecost +22 – Year APhilippians 4:1-13I'm intrigued with verse 5
– "let your gentleness be known" (NRSV)John Wesley's Notes indicate: "
Yieldingness, sweetness of temper, the result of joy in the Lord." Here
we can play with simple joy and specific joy in the Lord. Wherein do
these signify the same thing and something different?Is "moderation"

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23

2008-10-08T13:19:22Z

Pentecost +22 – Year APsalm 106:1-6, 19-23An unsung superhero: The
Deflector.In the presence of a gap between the powerful and the
un-powerful, the privileged and the un-privileged, and the holy and the
un-holy, The Deflector simply stands.This seemingly inconsequential act
of standing does make a significant difference. It keeps all the

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Exodus 32:1-14

2008-10-07T12:41:13Z

Pentecost +22 – Year AExodus 32:1-14G*D had a second thought that
caused a change in G*D. Hooray! Is this not a sign unto us as
significant as rainbows and pillars of fire and manna and circles
within circles and mangers?Evil threatened turned out to not be evil
done. A disaster was averted through a second-thought.In the midst of

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Matthew 22:1-14

2008-10-06T13:15:43Z

Pentecost +22 – Year AMatthew 22:1-14Might we be looking at a different
kind of parable here – one that rehearses a bit of history? Imagine a
stained glass kind of re-telling of Creation, Eden/Babel, Flood,
Exodus, Exile by one understood to be a prophet who is raising an
important question.The presence of G*D may be compared to Creation. Is

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Hear another story

2008-10-03T13:58:35Z

Pentecost + 21 – Year ALet's listen in on the opening of the four
pericopes:- Hear another story. Listen closely.- G*D speaks story after
story, word after word.- A story begun in creation and- confidently
enfleshed in my story.The latest G*D story, against the background of
an acceptance by steadfast love, contains the specifics of your story,

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Philippians 3:4b-11

2008-10-02T11:30:20Z

Pentecost +21 – Year APhilippians 3:4b-11Again the issue of authority.
What do we claim as our grounding? Is it time to take another look at
it? As I wrestle with a vocational call to keep a pastoral authority
going or hearkening to a cultural call of retirement (yes I made it to
the magic age of 65 last week – just 5 years left on my biblical

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Psalm 19

2008-10-02T02:29:44Z

Pentecost +21 – Year APsalm 19"God's Word is better than a diamond,
better than a diamond set between emeralds.You'll like it better than
strawberries in spring, better than red, ripe strawberries." [The
Message]In this day we are reminded of basics. What is your better? Is
it Resources? Is it Pleasure? Are they located in economic security

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

2008-09-30T12:01:55Z

Pentecost +21 – Year AExodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20So how would you redact
this version of 10 commanding words?Are the many more words about
idolatry and Sabbath than the other commands needed because these are
necessarily more complex and subtle than the rest? Can we really
simplify these or do they need more said about them because of the

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Matthew 21:33-46

2008-09-29T19:25:30Z

Pentecost +21 – Year AMatthew 21:33-46Stones at hand to throw. Stones
aplenty to stumble over. Stones to build a watchtower and good-neighbor
fences.Wealth desire more profit while it at ease, off and about. In
this sense the wealthy are a stumbling stone. Given what is deemed to
be sufficient cause, wealth will come down like a juggernaut to crush

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] by what authority

2008-09-26T12:58:54Z

Pentecost +20 – Year Aby what authoritywill you force a rockto give up
its waterto return to creationand a separationland from waterby what
authoritywill you force an audienceto hear old old old
storiesmiraculous in their dayeven more so in oursto reshape
expectationsby what authoritywill your force yourselfto be emptied of

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Philippians 2:1-13

2008-09-25T13:21:18Z

Pentecost +20 – Year APhilippians 2:1-13The love of Christ is personal
in that it makes a difference in me and communal it that that
difference is to be joined with others (one another in a faith
community and neighbors everywhere). The humility required by this
keeps us "reverent and sensitive before God" [The Message].This

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16

2008-09-24T11:58:02Z

Pentecost +20 – Year APsalm 78:1-4, 12-16We tell old, old stories for a
variety of reasons. One of them is that of reclaiming the joy of an
overwhelming experience that it might inform the darkness of a present
confusion.Who knows how close to the experience came the first
interpretation? Well, no one. But, as time has progressed we have found

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Exodus 17:1-7

2008-09-23T12:53:24Z

Pentecost +20 – Year AExodus 17:1-7The Mayo Clinic says the symptoms of
dehydration are:Mild to moderate dehydration is likely to cause:• Dry,
sticky mouth• Sleepiness or tiredness — children are likely to be less
active than usual• Thirst• Decreased urine output — fewer than six wet
diapers a day for infants and eight hours or more without urination for

[Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue] Matthew 21:23-32

2008-09-22T21:52:42Z

Pentecost +20 – Year AMatthew 21:23-32By what authority are you
living?This is not a comparative question. It is looking for a
declaration. A comparable question is, "Who do you say I am?" Again,
not a question looking for a comparison or a counting of the ways.When
this question is parsed, it isn't long before fears and confusions set