November 25, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
Epistle Reading: Romans 13:11-14
For Sunday, December 1, 2013: Year A—Advent 1
Oh, the use of the word “flesh” in the New Testament letters: is there anything more thrilling to...
November 25, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
Gospel Reading: Matthew 24:36-44
For Sunday, December 1, 2013: Year A—Advent 1
When I was a teenager, I saw this video from the 1970’s that depicted the “rapture.” It had all of...
November 18, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Russell Rathbun
Excursus on the Revised Common Lectionary
For Sunday, November 24, 2013—Christ the King
As we have reached the end of end of the church year and are very nearing the end of what...
November 18, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Russell Rathbun
November 11, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
Gospel Reading: Luke 21:5-19
For Sunday, Novemeber 17, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 33
Who doesn’t love to preach on these doomsday apocalyptic texts?! In addition to being used only...
November 11, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
Epistle Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
For Sunday, Novemeber 17, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 33
There was a time when one could read this passage and not think immediately about the...
November 4, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Epistle Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
For Sunday, Nov 10, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 32
One of the reasons a text like this one is so off-putting is because of how truth has...
November 4, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Luke 20:27-38
For Sunday, November 10, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 32
Recently coming off of All Saints Day, I’ve been thinking about how all the people I love will...
October 28, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Carol Howard Merritt
Gospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10
For Sunday, Novemeber 3, 2013: Year C —Lectionary 31
When I became a pastor, I thought that I was disconnecting from money in some way. In my...
October 28, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Carol Howard Merritt
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 1:10-18
For Sunday, Novemeber 3, 2013: Year C —Lectionary 31
I sat in a circle of clergywomen, and once we realized that the space was safe with...
