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Peter Nafzger

  1. Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 (Lent 3: Series C)

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    03/17/19
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    By Peter Nafzger
    We’re tempted to try and connect the dots. Something bad happens to someone and we can’t help but wonder about the cause. Even if we don’t say it out loud, we are tempted to think they must have done something to deserve it. They must be guilty of something. God must be punishing them for something we don’t know about. But Jesus stops this thinking in its tracks.

  2. Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 (Lent 2: Series C)

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    03/10/19
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    By Peter Nafzger
    I don’t think the people of Jerusalem designed to reject God. They didn’t wake up one day and decide that, instead of listening to God, they would make it their mission to kill him. They were deceived. Blinded. Deluded by sin and its author. As a result, they were unable and unwilling to hear the Word of the Lord.

  3. Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 (Lent 1: Series C)

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    03/03/19
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    By Peter Nafzger
    There are two ways to think about what’s happening when someone is tempted. The first is to imagine temptation as enticement toward something bad and wrong. This is probably the more common of the two. But there’s another way of thinking about it. Temptation could also be seen as encouragement away from something good and right.

  4. Gospel: Luke 9:28-36 (Trasfiguration: Series C)

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    02/24/19
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    By Peter Nafzger
    You’re not normally an eaves-dropper, and you don’t make it a habit of sticking your nose in other people’s business. But some conversations beg to be overheard. Transfiguration is like that.

  5. Gospel: Luke 6:27-38 (Epiphany 7: Series C)

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    02/17/19
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    By Peter Nafzger
    This week Jesus continues by discussing the behavior of his people. He’s particularly interested in the way his people treat others—especially those who mistreat them. Like last week, the only way to describe it is backwards.
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