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It's who knows you that counts! -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, Luke 18:9-14 -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - C
The "street-wise" will tell you, "It's who you know that counts!" It's "drag," or "pull," that gets

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A man, who was not... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C -- 1995
A man, who was not very religious, was often irritated by his pious neighbor, a woman who insisted o
The team stood there, stunned... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C -- 1995
The team stood there, stunned, after the coach told them the news.
Sometimes when a person has... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C -- 1995
Sometimes when a person has come to me for counseling because of incredible stress bearing down on t
Ø Why are you a... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
Ø "Why are you a tither?" the pastor asked the treasurer of his church.
Why are you a tither... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
"Why are you a tither?" the pastor asked the treasurer of his church.
Every civilized culture in history... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
"Every civilized culture in history has discriminated against its abnormal members."
Exile immobilizes to some degree... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
"Exile immobilizes to some degree the minds of those who suffer it.
A person who has grown... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
A person who has grown up as a slave is in a particularly difficult situation if/when he/she is give
After all is said and... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - C
After all is said and done, the heart of God's message to creation is a message of obedience to God
Lou Proctor referred to himself... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - C
Lou Proctor referred to himself as a baseball player, and the Baseball Encyclopedia carried h
One of the most telling... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - C
One of the most telling books on the nature of our wasteful American society is David Halberstam's s
Each year about late October... -- Deuteronomy 10:12-22 -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - C
Each year about late October a small group of unmarried Mennonite men set off from Lancaster County
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Jesus is the vine, we are the branches. In our service today, let us absorb from the vine all the nourishment we need.

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