Tag: lutheran
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Biblical Language as World-Building
Psalm 100 – 6/11/2026 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Psalm 100:1-2 (NRSVue) In third grade, the church of my childhood gave me a Bible. It was long enough ago that it as the Revised Standard Version, not the NRSV…
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Always Check the Greek
2 Corinthians 6:14-7:2 – 6/8/2026 Do not be mismatched with [the unfaithful]. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? 2 Corinthians 6:14 (NRSVue, my correction) When reading Scripture, if you encounter a passage or verse that gives you pause and makes you think, “That doesn’t seem quite right” or “That doesn’t sit well…
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A Cure Not a Miracle
Acts 28:1-10 – 6/5/2026 It so happened that the father of Publius lay sick in bed with fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and cured him by praying and putting his hands on him. After this happened, the rest of the people on the island [of Malta] who had diseases also came and were cured.…
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The Time of Our Salvation
2 Timothy 1:8-12 – 5/28/2026 [God] saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, and this grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before [historic time]. 2 Timothy 1:9 (NRSVue with my re-translation) When I left the life of the…
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The Bike Odyssey 2025 – A Protest and a Pilgrimage
Why I ride by Justin Marquis Starting sometime around June 1, 2025, I, along with my partner, am embarking on a year-plus long bike tour of North America, starting in Cincinnati, Ohio, the city where I first fell in love with long-distance bike exploration. This ride is born out of a love of bicycles and…
Dionysus on a Bike 