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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost — July 12, 2026

Jacob and Esau’s rivalry reveals a God who works through unlikely people, overturns expectations, and calls us to trust grace over human ideas of righteousness, writes Aaron Pratt Shepherd.

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 25:19-34; Romans 8:1-11
July 12, 2026

In professional wrestling, matches are typically fought between a “heel” and a “face.” A “heel” is the bad guy, the villain of the match, who may or may not be defeated by the good guy, the innocent “babyface” (or “face,” for short). The black-and-white morality play is an...

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