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The reality of Elijah being... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12a -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
The reality of Elijah being taken to heaven by a chariot and horse of fire may be hard to accept, ye
In William Robertson Nicoll's volume... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12a -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
In William Robertson Nicoll's volume of expositions we read this modern adaptation of the relevance
Molly claims she cannot remember... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Molly claims she cannot remember a time when she was not part of the church.
A few years ago, Time... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
A few years ago, Time magazine asked novelist Reynolds Price, who had previously translated t
Phyllis is an older woman... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Phyllis is an older woman who went on a church retreat one weekend.
Perhaps the small group had... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Perhaps the small group had been together for too long.
Don't step on the crack... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
"Don't step on the crack, or you'll break your mother's back." The cracks in a sidewalk mark the tra
While most people grumble as... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
While most people grumble as the days of winter get shorter and shorter, some people sink into a dee
Eight-year-old Nathan is... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Eight-year-old Nathan is all about spies and doing things without anyone noticing.
Warner Sullman's The Head of... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Warner Sullman's The Head of Christ is probably the best known painting of Jesus, at least in
This text raises the question... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
This text raises the question: Where do we see Christ's face today?
Robert Johnson, noted radio preacher... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Robert Johnson, noted radio preacher of The Protestant Hour, in one sermon reflected on the c
As they continued walking and... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
"As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of th
You don't see lepers in... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
You don't see lepers in America.
Written large in the scriptures... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Written large in the scriptures is the affirmation that what we human beings need most desperately i
Gert Behanna, the author of... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Gert Behanna, the author of The Late Liz, tells about a daughter of a New York millionaire w
It was Dale Wasserman who... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
It was Dale Wasserman who gave us the musical version of Don Quixote, Man of LaMancha.
Have you ever watched a... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Have you ever watched a good verbal fight between two people?
Helen Keller is revered as... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Helen Keller is revered as one of the great women of this century.
In Fiddler On The Roof... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
In "Fiddler On The Roof" the big opening musical number is called "Tradition!" Tevye sings of the co
I once knew an individual... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
I once knew an individual who had a very curious, even bizarre, habit.
The humanity of Jesus was... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
The humanity of Jesus was the removal of the veil over the face of God.
When Ronald Reagan and Walter... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
When Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale debated one another on national television last fall, it was s
J. S. Bach, whose 300th... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
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Sometimes God Is There -- So Quickly! -- 2 Kings 2:1-12, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9 -- Carter Shelley -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
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John Jamison
Object: This is a role play activity.

Note: You will need to select six children to play roles in this activity. If you have a smaller group, you might ask some older youth or even adults to play the parts of the two attackers and the man being attacked. I will give suggestions for how they can play their roles, but feel free to help your children make the story as fun and memorable as you can. I have used boys and girls in the various roles, but you can change those however you want to change them.

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Dean Feldmeyer
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Christopher Keating
George Reed
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Nazish Naseem
For July 13, 2025:
  • Samaritans Among Us by Dean Feldmeyer based on Acts 2:1-21. Samaritans were despised and dismissed by the original audience who first heard Jesus tell this parable. Who are the Samaritans in our lives and how does this parable apply today?

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Frank Ramirez
I say, “You are gods,
    children of the Most High, all of you;
nevertheless, you shall die like mortals
    and fall like any prince….”
(vv. 6-7)

There have been any number of brother-sister acts that achieved a measure of fame. Take the Carpenters, famed for their singing, musicianship, and songwriting skills. Also worthy of mention are John and Joan Cusack who have acted together in over sixteen films.

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Wayne Brouwer
An ancient legend tells of a remote mountain village where people used to send their senior citizens out into the woods to die. The villagers had an eye to the future; they felt that those beyond a certain age would only slow down progress or use up valuable resources to no economically profitable end. Those who reached a certain age weren’t “put out to pasture” or “put out of their misery”; they were simply put out of other people’s way.
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Amos 7:7-17 and Psalm 82
The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is more than 2,700 feet high—over half a mile tall. It has 160 floors and is twice as tall as the Empire State Building in New York City. It is home to the world’s fastest elevator which reaches speeds of forty miles an hour. The Burj Khalifa also hosts the world’s highest outdoor observation deck (on the 124th floor) and the world’s highest swimming pool (on the 76th floor).

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Mabel hummed a familiar hymn tune as she made her way to church. She always enjoyed her Sunday morning walk. It was one of the few times she felt safe to walk alone through the inner city, for she knew nobody would be up at 7.45 in the morning. Today was a particularly beautiful morning, with blue sky, warm sunshine, and the song of a few intrepid blackbirds who still inhabited the city.

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James Evans
Often, a distinction is made between the pastoral or priestly work of the church and the prophetic work. Pastoral care has to do with the care of souls, the offering of comfort in times of loss. The priestly character of pastoral work seeks to mediate the presence of God to those who are hurting.

Schuyler Rhodes
Trusting is never easy. Even in the best of relationships, people step into trust slowly. There is wariness -- questioning -- worry. What happens if trust is betrayed? What if this doesn't work? Sometimes it's like a dance. We step in and out of trust, moving to the rhythms of fear. For many, the routine is achingly familiar. Indeed, it's not easy to trust.
John Jamison
It was back in the days when the railroad was the most common mode of transportation. There were automobiles, and some airplanes, but the steam locomotive was the way most folks traveled and the way that most of the goods were distributed around the country. After dinner, people sat in the drawing room and listened to the radio programs, fading in and out from some faraway location, over the magical broadcasting signal.
Robert Leslie Holmes
Not many tourists to Washington, D.C., look for the Federal Bureau of Standards offices. It's the Capitol and the White House, the Supreme Court Building or the Smithsonian most of us want to see when we go there. Yet, at the Bureau of Standards offices something very important is stored, something that impacts your life and mine every single day. Have you ever bought the materials for a new project? When you did, most likely you purchased so many inches or feet or yards. Or, you stopped to buy gasoline for your car and purchased it at a certain price per gallon.
David O. Bales
I have the two best jobs in the world. I teach social studies at Leon Griffith Junior High School (a fairly small junior high) and I am Sunday School Superintendent at Calvary Presbyterian Church (an enormous church school). Each job is my vocation. I tell people that at school they'll find my room where the halls cross. At church they can look but probably won't find me. I'll be in someone's classroom. At each job I practice what I most deeply believe: it's how you see the world that determines how you respond to it. I'll give you an example, actually, two examples.
Erskine White
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed,
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
(Stuart K. Hine)

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