Isaiah 35:1-10; "When Better Isn't Enough: Evaluation Tools for the 21st Century Church," by Jill Hudson

Romans 15:4-13; "Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC," by Frederick Buechner; "Keep Watch with Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers," by Claire Brown and Michael T. McRay; 

Colossians 1:11-20

Isaiah 65:17-25; Robert Alter's The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary," Prophets, p. 840; NPR Morning Edition, 11/12/19, "Foster Mother Writes About Migrant Child's 3000-Mile Journey"; 

John 5: 1-9; Junior High Sunday; "Did Trouble Me," by Susan Werner

Luke 19:1-10; at the end of the sermon podcast, if you let things to continue to run, you'll hear the Manchester Church of the Brethren senior high youth choir sing an original composition by David Hupp based on this morning's scripture: "The Tree"

Jeremiah 31:27-34; "Feasting on the Word" Year C, Volume 4, p.174

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; "Waiting for bread...and God's future," from Prayers for a Privileged People, by Walter Brueggemann; "Seeking the Welfare of our Cities," by Matthew Ruffner, writing for Day1.org, 10/13/19.

Lamentations 1:1-6; "Introduction to Lamentations," Hebrew Bible, translation by Robert Alter, p.644; "Stop Me if You've Heard This One: A Robot and a Team of Irish Scientists Walk Into a Senior Living Home," by Corrine Purtill, TIME, 10/4/19.

Luke 16:19-31; "Short Stories by Jesus," by Amy-Jill Levine, p. 294; "Where love is contraband," by Isaac S. Villegas in The Christian Century, p. 30, 9/25/19.