October 14, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:35-45
For Sunday, October 21, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 29
So very often the hard questions come easy. But this text has so much beauty and subversive grace, so...
October 7, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Epistle Reading: Hebrews 4:12-16
For Sunday, October 14, 2012 Year B—Ordinary 28
Lutherans don’t show up to church carrying their Bibles. At first I thought this was weird because...
October 7, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:17-31
For Sunday, October 14, 2012 Year B—Ordinary 28
What must I do to inherit eternal life? asks the rich man.
This text always makes me roll my eyes a...
October 7, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
October 1, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 2:18-24
For Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012—Ordinary 27
People feel very passionate about marriage. Not their own marriage, of course, other people’s...
October 1, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
October 1, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:2-16
For Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012—Ordinary 27
When we started this blog, we set out with a clear resolve to take seriously the questions that came up as we...
September 24, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
September 24, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
Gospel Reading: Mark 9:38-50
For Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 26
“John said to him, ‘Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him,...
September 24, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
Epistle Reading: James 5:13-20
For Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 26
I don’t have any concrete evidence on this, but I think this passage may be in the running to win a...
