November 12, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Jodi-Renee Giron
Psalm Reading: Psalm 16
For Sunday, November 18, 2012, Year B − Ordinary 33
The psalmist, ascribed to be David, starts with a plea for protection from the Almighty One then...
November 5, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
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November 5, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Old Testament Reading: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
For Sunday, November 11, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 32
As the father of three girls, and the husband of yet another woman, I am perhaps becoming...
November 5, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: Mark 12:38-44
For Sunday, November 11, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 32
Hanging out recently with a friend who grew up Baptist, I was asked if I had heard of the “Lottie Moon...
October 29, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
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October 29, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 12:28-34
For Sunday, November 4, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 31
When I really look very closely at my congregants, I see that we are a hippie church. Peace, love and...
October 29, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: Deuteronomy 6:1-9
For Sunday, November 4, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 31
When I was in high school, I was in a DiscipleNow group. We had a weekend retreat, followed by...
October 22, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: Job 42:1-6, 10-17
For Sunday, October 28, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 30
I saw the young man in the fall. He looked like a well-equipped urban hiker, getting...
October 22, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:46-52
For Sunday, October 28, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 30
My father and I entered a huge concrete block building, crowded with people. My dad didn’t use a...
October 14, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: Job 38:1-7
For Sunday, October 21, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 29
If you consider Job a formal theodicy that gives definitive, systematic answers about evil, Satan,...
