December 30, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
When the Rabbi’s read they walk into the text. They bring themselves to it and step across the edge of the scroll, jump up onto its body, bouncing a little, believing it will hold their weight. And...
December 30, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
THQ has entered a state of suspended (as in no new posts) animation (as in what been archived is still quite lively!)
I must admit, perched on the cusp of a new year as I am in this moment, that my...
December 23, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Russell Rathbun
Gospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23
For Sunday, December 29, 2013—Year A: Christmas 1
This is a weird scripture to read a few days after Christmas, it is appropriate in that it deals...
December 23, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Russell Rathbun
Epistle Reading: Hebrews 2:10-18
For Sunday, December 29, 2013—Year A: Christmas 1
Going head-to-head with la sacra famiglia escaping to Egypt at the behest of an angel? This...
December 16, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Lauren F. Winner
Psalm Reading: Psalm 80:1-7
For Sunday, December 22, 2013: Year A—Advent 4
We are nearing Christmas, and we are given to pray, as a community, a psalm of lament.
I feel I...
December 16, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Lauren F. Winner
Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-25
For Sunday, December 22, 2013: Year A—Advent 4
My colleague Stanley Hauerwas is always saying something like “if you want to learn how to welcome...
December 9, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 35:1–10
For Sunday, December 15, 2013—Advent 3
“Tell your sister...you were right.” ~ Anakin Skywalker, Return of the Jedi
“This is very cruel,...
December 9, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:46b–55 [Alternative]
For Sunday, December 15, 2013—Advent 3
Given the glitches in our technology, such as sending texts to the wrong person, I can’t help...
December 2, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Psalm Reading: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
For Sunday, December 8, 2013: Year C—Advent 2
It seems one of the growing subtexts of the Christmas season is the self-perception of the...
December 2, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-12
For Sunday, December 8, 2013: Year C—Advent 2
Most of us wouldn’t let J to the B into our sanctuaries, that’s for sure. He is more than a little...