{"product_id":"troubled-journey-john-lynch-9780788000157","title":"Troubled Journey: Sermons for Pentecost (Middle Third) Cycle C Gospel Texts","description":"\u003ci\u003eMany times in life we find ourselves in the midst of a troubled journey. Often the trouble is intensely personal, even spiritual, in nature. At such points, we need a guide, someone rooted in the solid reality of God's word. As the meditations show, John G. Lynch is such a guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Michael J. Kurtz\u003cbr\u003e President, Lutheran Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e Gettysburg, Pennsylvania \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mediations in this book center in Jesus' troubled journey to Jerusalem as told in Luke's gospel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Lynch writes that in God's undying faithfulness to us, God goes out to the highways and byways where we live. God goes inside of our hearts, beyond the fences we put up when we hold our peace. There, at the core of our hearts, God says, \"Come to my banquet.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"God has a cross for us, but a resurrection too. God invites us to Come and be nourished at God's banquet,\" says Lynch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe twelve sermons in this book are based on Gospel texts primarily from Luke. Sermons follow the Revised Common Episcopal, Lutheran and Roman Catholic lectionaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lutheran theologian and pastor. After achieving his doctorate in Paris, France, he served more than twenty years as a Roman Catholic priest. In 1982, after a long period of thought and prayer, he became a Lutheran pastor. He serves Magothy-Chelsea Community Lutheran Church, Pasadena, Maryland; Holy Trinity Lutheran, Laurel, Maryland; and the Maryland Institute of Pastoral Counseling, Annapolis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0788000152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780788000157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSS Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.20d","brand":"John Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059697512703,"sku":"9780788000157","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4b584c7-9f5d-44b3-a2fb-62d8f5b9b2b0.jpg?v=1685059794","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/troubled-journey-john-lynch-9780788000157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}