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		<title>What We Cannot Keep</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Rev. Matthew D. O'Rear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revised Common Lectionary reflection, All Saints Day, Year A. November 1, 2026. The Rev. Matthew D. O'Rear reflects.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Putting Things in Right Order and Proper Perspective</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Timothy Siburg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reformation Sunday]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revised Common Lectionary reflection, 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, Reformation Sunday, Year A. October 25, 2026. Deacon Timothy Siburg reflects.]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Belongs to God? Stewarding a Life That Bears God’s Image</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Rev. Micah Krey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[1 Thessalonians 1:1-10]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psalm 99]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revised Common Lectionary reflection, 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 24A. October 18, 2026.

The Rev. Micah Krey reflects on Jesus’ words, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s,” inviting us to consider what it means to steward a life that bears God’s image. As we reflect on what it means to belong to God, we are invited to look beyond financial giving and consider how we faithfully use our time, relationships, abilities, and resources in lives shaped by faith, love, and hope.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dress-code requirements for God’s wedding banquet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Rev. Robert Blezard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psalm 106:1–6 19–23]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revised Common Lectionary reflection, 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23A. October 11, 2026.

The Rev. Robert Blezard reflects on Jesus’ parable of the wedding banquet, inviting us to consider what it means to “put on” the clothing of a life rooted in faith. As we reflect on God’s invitation to abundant life, Pastor Blezard asks us to consider what it means to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and love.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Vineyard is Not Ours</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rev. Matthew D. O’Rear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revised Common Lectionary reflection, 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 22A. October 4, 2026.

The Rev. Matthew D. O’Rear reflects on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard, inviting us to consider the difference between stewardship and ownership. As we reflect on the gifts, resources, traditions, and responsibilities entrusted to us, Pastor O’Rear asks: What fruit is growing from what God has placed in our care?]]></description>
		
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		<title>God is at work in you!</title>
		<link>https://www.stewardshipoflife.org/2026/09/god-is-at-work-in-you/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Timothy Siburg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ezekiel 18:1-4 25-32]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revised Common Lectionary reflection, 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 21A. September 27, 2026.

Deacon Timothy Siburg reflects on Paul’s reminder that “God is at work in you,” inviting us to notice God’s presence and activity in our everyday lives. Through questions of stewardship and discipleship, Deacon Siburg encourages us to wonder what God might be doing in us, through us, and for the sake of our neighbors.]]></description>
		
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		<title>When Grace Feels Unfair: Stewarding God’s Abundance</title>
		<link>https://www.stewardshipoflife.org/2026/09/when-grace-feels-unfair-stewarding-gods-abundance/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Rev. Micah Krey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jonah 3:10-4:11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew 20:1-16]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revised Common Lectionary reflection, 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 20A. Sept. 20, 2026.

The Rev. Micah Krey explores Jesus’ parable of the laborers in the vineyard, reflecting on how God’s abundant grace challenges our instincts toward comparison and fairness—and invites us to celebrate God’s generosity toward others without seeing it as our own loss.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Forgiveness ‘from the heart’ provides true freedom</title>
		<link>https://www.stewardshipoflife.org/2026/09/forgiveness-from-the-heart-provides-true-freedom/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Rev. Robert Blezard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Genesis 50:15-21]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew 18:21-35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proper 19A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psalm 103:[1-7] 8-13]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[RCL reflection, 16th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 19A. Sept. 13, 2026. 

The Rev. Robert Blezard explores Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness, reflecting on how releasing grudges and the desire for revenge can free us from the past and open us to God’s healing, peace, and abundant life.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Work of Repair</title>
		<link>https://www.stewardshipoflife.org/2026/08/the-work-of-repair/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Rev. Matthew D. O'Rear]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revised Common Lectionary reflection for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18, Year A. The Rev. Matthew D. O’Rear reflects on Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 18, inviting us to consider the stewardship of relationships and the faithful work of truth-telling, repair, and love in the midst of conflict.]]></description>
		
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		<title>SOLI Email Update</title>
		<link>https://www.stewardshipoflife.org/2026/08/stewardship-stories/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SOLI]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SOLI Email Update

Stay connected with the latest from the Stewardship of Life Institute! Each week, SOLI’s Email Update features a lectionary reflection, fresh stewardship resources, practical tools and ideas, and more to help you live out a life of faithful stewardship.

Find the most recent SOLI Email Update here!]]></description>
		
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