William Carr
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Lent 1 • James 1:12–18 • February 22, 2015
By William W. Carr “Blessed is the man (Μακαριος ανηρ; see, e.g., Ps 1:1, אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־הָאִ֗ישׁ) who remains steadfast under trial” (Jas 1:12, ESV). Preparing this homiletical help…
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Proper 24 • Isaiah 45:1–7 • October 19, 2014
By William Carr I struggle with the notion that some part of Isaiah, mainly Isaiah 40 and following, is “addressed to the sixth century,” an idea that…
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Epiphany 4 • Micah 6:1–8 • February 2, 2014
By William Carr In spring 2013, I taught an elective to our Residential Alternate Route students on the book of Micah. Early in the term, one…
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Pentecost • Acts 2:1–21 • May 19, 2013
By William Carr What in the world is going on? English versions seem so pedestrian, e.g., “When the day of Pentecost arrived” (ESV) or, simply,…
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Proper 10 • Amos 7:7–15 • July 15, 2012
By William W. Carr The church never quite reads Amos. The Three-Year Lectionary employs it five times; the One-Year includes it once, as an option.…
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Proper 22 • Matthew 21:33–46 • October 2, 2011
By William Carr Context Matthew 21 begins with the “Palm Sunday” entry to Jerusalem. For the moment, Jesus is “riding high,” even if on a…
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Proper 21 • Amos 6:1–7 • September 26, 2010
by William Carr Where Are You Resting? For exegetical details, see Lessing, Amos, Concordia Commentary (CPH, 2009), 388–409. His treatment of language-oriented matters, especially morphology…