Order of worship — January 10, 2021
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Roger Gench is theologian in residence at Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia. Roger is the author of “The Cross Examen,” a book that finds nodes of connection between rich spiritual reflection and profound engagement in public life.
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John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Christmas 2B If John’s majestic prologue is a summary of the whole Gospel, verse 12 is its synopsis of..
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A Christmas Eve prayer based on Luke 2:1-14 and John 1:1-14 by Roger Gench.
Galatians 4:4-7 Christmas 1B The year 2020 has been a chaotic one by any measure! And as we have grappled with formidable..
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Luke 1:26-38 Advent 4B I’ve never had much interest in British royalty and know next to nothing about them. But in our..
Merciful God, hear our prayers for a world that continues to grapple with a relentless virus, and our gratitude for the light..
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Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Luke 1:46b-55 Advent 3B Isaiah 61 provides an inspiring vision for profoundly disorienting, destabilizing times — such as the..
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Isaiah 40:1-11 Advent 2B One of the watershed moments of Old Testament history was the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of..
Friends, Ever since the founding of #GivingTuesday in 2012, nonprofits, small businesses, schools and faith-based organizations all over the world have mobilized..
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Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Advent 1B I grew up in the Midwest in the 1950s and..
Scarcity, rather than abundance, may strike many as the keynote of Thanksgiving 2020, given the absence of family and friends who are..
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Dear Outlook reader, To introduce myself: In June of 2019, I retired from 17 years of service as the senior pastor of..
edited by Dean G. Stroud Eerdmanns, Grand Rapids, Mich. 203 pages REVIEWED BY ROGER J. GENCH This book, a collection of sermons..
by Timothy Beach-Verhey
Baylor University Press, 320 pages
reviewed by ROGER J. GENCH
In this fine book on public theology, Timothy Beach-Verhey seeks to find a way for American Christians to contribute to public discourse without seeking to dominate it (as in the past) or to accommodate to its assumptions (our current temptation).
Thinking With The Church: Essays in Historical Theology- by B. A. Gerrish Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 2010.
reviewed by Roger J. Gench
In July, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will receive two documents of great relevance to Christians and Jews and to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East. They are already drawing fire from both Jewish and Palestinian groups.
John Adams warned against the forming of political parties. He feared the divisiveness would tear the nation apart — with good reason.
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