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Theologian's Almanac for Week of February 23, 2025
Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerGutenberg Bible, W.E.B. Du Bois, Handel's Messiah, George Handel, George Handel birthday, Woody Guthrie, This Land Is Your Land, Jane Hirshfield, Tree by Jane Hirshfield, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, St. David's Day
Grace in Action: SALT’s Commentary for Epiphany Week Seven
Epiphany, Worship Resources, Lectionary CommentaryElizabeth MyerLectionary Commentary for Epiphany, Progressive Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resources, Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resource, Luke 6:27-38, Luke 6:27-38 commentary, Epiphany 7 Year C, Genesis 45:1-15, Genesis 45:1-15 commentary
Theologian's Almanac for Week of February 16, 2025
Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth Myersocial networking origin, God bless you, sneeze God bless you, Pope Gregory, Red Cross, Red Cross origin, Henri Dunant, Toni Morrison, Nikos Kazantzakis, Franklin Roosevelt, Executive Order 9066, Ansel Adams, Ansel Adams birthday, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Edna St. Vincent Millay, God's World, God's World by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Blessing and Woe: SALT’s Commentary for Epiphany Week Six
Lectionary Commentary, Epiphany, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerLectionary Commentary for Epiphany, Progressive Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resources, Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resource, Luke 6:17-26, Luke 6:17-26 commentary, Epiphany 6 Year C commentary, Epiphany 6 Year C, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Jeremiah 17:5-10 commentary
Theologian's Almanac for Week of February 9, 2025
Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerAlice Walker birthday, Alice Walker, Nelson Mandela release from prison, Nelson Mandela, Caedmon's Hymn, Caedmon, "Caedmon" by Denise Levertov, Charles Darwin birthday, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln birthday, Judy Blume, Galileo Galilei, Galileo, Galileo birthday, Elaine Pagels, Valentine's Day, Susan B. Anthony
Call to Mercy: SALT Commentary for Epiphany Week Five
Epiphany, Lectionary Commentary, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerLectionary Commentary for Epiphany, Progressive Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resources, Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resource, Luke 5:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 commentary, commentary Epiphany 5, Isaiah 6:1-8, Isaiah 6:1-8 commentary
Theologian's Almanac for Week of February 2, 2025
Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerCharles Dickens, Charles Dickens birthday, St. Dorothy, Rosa Parks true story, Rosa Parks, Rosa Parks by Nikki Giovanni, Rosa Parks poem, Norman Rockwell, Norman Rockwell birthday
Two Kinds of Fury: SALT’s Commentary for Epiphany Week Four
Epiphany, Lectionary Commentary, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerLectionary Commentary for Epiphany, Progressive Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resources, Luke 4:21-30, Luke 4:21-30 commentary, Luke 4:21-30 meaning, Epiphany 4 Year C
Theologian's Almanac for Week of January 26, 2025
Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerSt. Brigid, Langston Hughes, Langston Hughes Birthday, Black History Month, Thomas Merton, Thomas Merton birthday, Mozart, Mozart birthday, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart birthday, St. Paula
Jubilee! SALT’s Commentary for Epiphany Week Three
Epiphany, Lectionary Commentary, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerLectionary Commentary for Epiphany, Progressive Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resources, Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resource, Luke 4:14-21, Luke 4:14-21 commentary, Epiphany 3 Year C
Theologian's Almanac for Week of January 19, 2025
Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerSt. Paul feast day, St. Paul conversion, St. Paul, A Brief Theology of Abortion, Abortion and the Church, Abortion, Is abortion right or wrong?, Christianity and Abortion, Theology of Abortion, Emily's soliloquy in Our Town, Our Town, Thornton Wilder, St. Agnes, patron saint of girls, Mennonites, Lead Belly
Grace Upon Grace: SALT’s Commentary for Epiphany Week Two
Lectionary Commentary, Worship Resources, EpiphanyElizabeth MyerLectionary Commentary for Epiphany, Progressive Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resources, Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resource, John 2:1-11, John 2:1-11 commentary, Wedding at Cana, Wedding Banquet, Wedding at Cana commentary, Water into Wine, Water into Wine commentary
Theologian's Almanac for Week of January 12, 2025
Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerMary Karr, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King birthday, Albert Schweitzer, Johnny Cash and June Carter, Johnny Cash, June Carter
"Martin Luther King Jr., April 4, 1968," by Gwendolyn Brooks
Jesus Also: SALT’s Commentary for Jesus’ Baptism
Spring is Coming: Resources for Lent and Easter
Lent, Worship Resources, Customizable Short FilmsElizabeth MyerLenten Resources, Progressive Liturgical Resources, Progressive Lenten Resources, Customizable Short Films, Printable Lenten Resources, Vincent Van Gogh, Vincent Van Gogh and the Beauty of Lent, Mary Oliver and Lent, Mary Oliver Lent, Emily Dickinson, Emily Dickinson Lent, Vincent Van Gogh Lent, Floriography, Wendell Berry, Wendell Berry Lent
Theologian's Almanac for Week of January 5, 2024
Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerWilliam James, The Will to Believe, Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, first oil well, Spindletop, Epiphany, Julian of Norwich, Showings, Showings by Julian of Norwich
Theologian's Almanac for Week of December 22, 2024
Christmas, Daily Inspiration, Theologian's Almanac, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerNorman Maclean, Christmas Eve Truce, Silent Night, Silent Night history, Earthrise, Earthrise 1968, first radio broadcast, Christmas Day, Christmas Day history, Christmas, First Nativity, St. Francis Nativity, Clara Barton, Red Cross, Red Cross origin, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Kepler, Johannes Kepler, Charles Darwin, Charles Darwin HMS Beagle, On the Origin of Species, Lumiere brothers, Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory, Auguste and Louis Lumiere
Love Remakes the World: SALT’s Commentary for Advent Week Four
Advent, Lectionary Commentary, Worship ResourcesElizabeth MyerLectionary Commentary, Progressive Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resources, Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Lectionary Resource, Luke 1:39-56, Luke 1:39-56 commentary, Advent 4C commentary
Rethinking Christmas