So that whole Old Testament, any of the New Testament, can be seen as like, where is this

promised child?

Dr. Adam Philippic, author of the Issues, et cetera, Book of the Month for July, Life

and Christ, rooted, woven, and grafted into God's story.

Who's going to crush the head of the serpent and give us back the very presence of God,

that land that we dwelt with God in, no sorrow, no suffering, no sin, no death, but in

his presence permanently.

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The hymn in holy conversation, many of us will be singing that hymn this coming Sunday,

we will also be hearing the parable of the wheat in the tears, or some call it the parable

of the weeds, where a man plants good seed, but weeds grow up, and it ends with weight

for the harvest.

Welcome back to Issuesetc.org, coming to you live from the studios of Lutheran Public

Radio in Collinsville, Illinois.

I'm Todd Wilkin, thanks for tuning us in.

It's time to look forward to Sunday morning, according to the three-year electionary, the

eighth Sunday after Pentecost.

Pastor Sean Denzer joins us, he's Director of Worship for the Lutheran Church, Missouri

Synod.

Sean, welcome.

Great to be back, Todd.

How does this coming Sunday fit with and then build upon the theme that we saw last Sunday

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