As mentioned previously, Sundays are not part of Lent, but rather always celebrations of the resurrection. To mark this distinction, instead of my thoughts on scripture, here's some interesting stuff I've stumbled upon lately...
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"The Gospel is scary – if we are saved by our good works there are limits to what God can expect of us; if we are saved by grace there is nothing he cannot ask of us. Following Jesus — accepting the Gospel — is total surrender." ~ Scot McKnight
In response the question "Who is my neighbor?"...
"That's not a hard question to answer, in my opinion. It's in Africa, because that's where the greatest concentration of the poorest people on the planet are, where you have 8,000 people dying every day from mosquito bites and lack of clean drinking water. This is the work of following Jesus. If you don't follow Jesus to places like Africa, India, and Asia, you might want to check whether or not it is Jesus that you are following" ~ Derek Webb in Sojourners magazine (April 2009, page 15)
In speaking about the Bible and God's multifaceted depiction in the Bible...
"We do not find some simple, linear understanding of YHWH developing through the text, and thus we do not find a single, coherent definition of God as proclaimed by many contemporary churches." ~ Peter Rollins in "How (Not) to Speak of God"
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LCM at GMU has been recognized as a Reconciling in Christ organization for taking a stand as being opening and affirming of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as ... well, pretty much everyone (see http://gmu.edu/org/lutheran/affirmation.html). We invite you to stand up for the LGBTQ community with us this week during PRIDE WEEK. Join in spreading God's love, join us for worship on Wednesday in the Bistro at 7:47pm, and check out the Pride Week calendar at http://pride.gmu.edu
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Also, Peer Ministry application for next school year is online now -- see http://gmu.edu/org/lutheran
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