Holy Textures is my attempt to provide a spot for my musings on the various Biblical texts that come our way through the Revised Common Lectionary. My goal is to provide timely, short, easy to use and thought-provoking background commentary for your sermon or bible study preparation.
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Year C - Season of Easter - 2010
Easter Sunday
April 4 - John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12. Sermon: "The Rising"
Easter 2
April 11 - John 20:19-31. Sermons: "Seeing Life," "Standing with Thomas," "Can We Trust God?"
Easter 3
April 18 - John 21:1-19. Sermon: "The BBQ On The Beach"
Easter 4
April 25 - John 10:22-30. Sermons: "The Shepherd (2010)," "The Shepherd As Outcast (2007)"
Easter 5
May 2 - John 13:31-35. Sermon: "What Is Our Business?" (Based on Acts 11:1-18)
Easter 6
May 9 - John 5:1-9. Sermon: "It Is All About Relationships"
Easter 7
May 16 - John 17:20-26. Sermon: "The Nature of the Church"
Pentecost Sunday
May 23 - Acts 2:1-21. Sermon: "Love Is All You Need."
John 14:8-17, (25-27). Sermon: To Be Added.
* Link to Amazon.com Bibliography for Bruce J. Malina and Richard Rohrbaugh, Social Science Commentary on ... The Synoptic Gospels; The Gospel of John; The Book of Acts; The Letters of Paul; The Book of Revelation; and others.
+ Link to Amazon.com Bibliography for Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, Jewish Annotated New Testament, The Bible With and Without Jesus, Short Stories by Jesus, Entering the Passion of Jesus, and others.
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