January 29, 2012, The 4th Sunday after the Epiphany
January 29, 2012Year B, Epiphany The Rev. Dr. Brent Was “Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, ‘What have you […]
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January 15, 2012, Second Sunday after the Epiphany
January 15, 2012Year B Epiphany 2 (MLK) The Rev. Dr. Brent Was “It is a well known fact that no social institution can survive when it has outlived its usefulness. […]
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January 1, 2012, Holy Name of Jesus, Year B
Holy Name of Jesus, Year BJanuary 1, 2012The Rev. Dr. Brent Was Does anyone recognize the Greek word kenosis? It means something like “self-emptying.” “Let the same mind be in […]
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Christmas Eve, Year B, December 24, 2011
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011, Year BThe Rev. Dr. Brent Was Merry Christmas, everyone! This week Hannah Maeve and I were reading A Child’s Christmas in Wales, by that drunken […]
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3rd Sunday after the Epiphany, January 22, 2012
Year B Epiphany 3 January 22, 2012The Rev. Dr. Brent Was “Follow me and I will make you fish for people.” This text is about discipleship and evangelism. In a […]
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The Baptism of Our Lord, January 8, 2012
The Baptism of Our Lord Year B January 8, 2012The Rev. Dr. Brent Was “I have baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit…” Today […]
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Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 18, 2011
Fourth Sunday in Advent, Year B, December 18, 2011The Rev. Dr. Brent Was Let us try something different. Take a look at that extra sheet of paper you have. It […]
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Third Sunday in Advent, December 11, 2011
Third Sunday in Advent, Year B, December 11, 2011The Rev. Dr. Brent Was Windy and I spent time in Thailand some years ago. I was working on a book for […]
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December 4, 2011, The Second Sunday in Advent
December 4, 2011, The Second Sunday in Advent, Year BThe Rev. Dr. Brent Was Windy and I grew up North of Boston, home to, among other things, the Topsfield Fair. […]
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November 27, 2011, First Sunday in Advent
Year B, Advent 1 November 27, 2011The Rev. Dr. Brent Was Sometimes things are not what they seem. The end of the Church year, lectionary wise, is kind of brutal. […]