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2 Sam 16:15–17:29

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... as the preceding one began, with David’s receiving provisions (cf. 16:1). His supporters, who are from east of the Jordan, are foils for Absalom, “all the men of Israel,” and David’s nephew Amasa, who are trying to kill their rightful ... himself. The next day Gawain faces his fate with the Green Knight, who will hold him accountable. The Green Knight assaults Gawain three times, the third time grazing his neck with a sword. Then the Green Knight tells Gawain the first two blows are for the first two ...

2. The Smell of Bread

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

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Stan Purdum

... is the transfer to heaven like? Some of the old Negro spirituals, such as "Deep River" and some of our hymns, such as "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand" and "Shall We Gather At The River" portray dying as the process of crossing a river, with a better land ... for himself that death was coming. One evening, after his mother had read to him the story of King Arthur and how so many knights had died in battle, this boy asked his mother, "What is it like to die? Does it hurt?" The mother had not been expecting ...

3. Son of Thunder, Son of God

Mark 10:35-45

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Donald B. Strobe

... Gollub. It came out of Religious News Service in June of 1989. It seems that Jordan Gollub was leader of the Mississippi Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. (Now there’s a contradiction in terms for you!) At least he was until they discovered that he was born of Jewish parents. Then they kicked him out. Thus, this bigot found himself ousted by his own bigoted group! The article says that he now ...

4. Cloak of Power

Psalm 5:1-12

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Lori Wagner

... in two pieces. Then he picked up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan River. He took that mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and he struck the water, saying, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” ... ordained as apostles, blessed with a great calling, “baptized” with the inflowing of the Holy Spirit. They are also being “knighted” in a way for God’s kingdom. Along with their calling to go into the world, a dangerous world for ...

5. Joy to the World!

Luke 2:1-7

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King Duncan

... daughter-in-law Ruth lived when she married Boaz and from Bethlehem Ruth could see the land of Moab, her native land, across the Jordan valley. But above all Bethlehem was home of David, the man after God’s own heart, the great king of Israel. Joseph, of course ... false cups. There were large cups, small cups, fancy cups and plain cups, every kind of cup imaginable was present. The knight warns them that drinking from the true Grail will bring them everlasting life, but drinking from a false Grail will bring ...

6. The Order of the Magi

Matthew 2:1-12

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Lori Wagner

... After finding the child, and being warned in a dream, they return to the East by another route, perhaps circling the other side of the Jordan. It’s a story of intrigue, murderous intent, mystery, and oddity for sure. But it’s a story that proclaims in no uncertain terms ... or magi as they were called (wise ones) are said to precede groups such as the Knights Templar, the Masons, the Gnostics, or the Knights of the Holy Eucharist. But none of those current or Medieval organizations truly capture the meaning ...

7. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-10

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David E. Leininger

... ten times at bat. That would make either one of them big time losers, if anyone cared to think that way. But no one does. Do you remember that Michael Jordan Nike commercial a couple of years ago showing this nine-time All-Star, four-time MVP, two-time Olympic gold medalist, this once-in-a-century icon arriving at the ... Christian Ministry, September-October, 1997, pp. 26-27 6. Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald, Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, quoted in Clergy Journal, 5/97 7. Quoted by Haddon Robinson

8. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-5, 10

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David E. Leininger

... room. His stride is easy, his smile secretive and knowing as he moves down the gauntlet of fans and well-wishers. He walks like a winner. After all, he is Michael Jordan, the man who made the impossible seem routine and the merely difficult look easy. Yet in the voice-over he says: "I have missed more than 9,000 shots in ... Merritt, Friends, Foes & Fools (Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holmes, 1997). 3. Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald, Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, quoted in Clergy Journal, 5/97.

9. Saul, The Tormented King

1 Samuel 8:1-22

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... . But an occasion to test the leadership of Saul soon presented itself. One of the vulnerable border cities in the Trans-Jordan, Jabesh-gilead, was besieged by the Ammonites. The citizens sued for peace. Nahash, the Ammonite king, announced that the price of peace ... it, a final and most meaningful tribute. So, 1 Samuel gives us a portrait of the first king of Israel. He is not a knight in shining armor, a fellow always on top of everything. He is a very human person, a mix of victories and defeats, joy and ...

10. From Mountain to Mission

Mark 9:2-13

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David E. Leininger

... enough, that incredible mountaintop experience at Everest 50 years ago ends in a way very similar to the story of the transfiguration. After Edmund Hillary had climbed Mount Everest, he became an overnight celebrity. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth. His name became a household word. Think Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods. He became a spokesperson for Sears-Roebuck. His name appeared on sleeping bags, tents, and boot laces. And he could have lived for the rest of his life in his little shrine of success ...

11. Joshua Appointed as Moses’s Successor

Numbers 27:12-23

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... Teton” as increasingly specific terms). Mount Nebo may be a mountain, approximately 2,600 feet or 800 meters in height, in modern-day Jordan.2 27:13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people. This is fulfilled in Deuteronomy 34: ... do great things. New leaders should be recognized and supported. History: Many of us grew up hearing tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. We may even have played games as children, dubbing a friend with a play stick-sword. In Great ...

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