Be Careful What You Ask For

by Roy M. Terry IV

Gospel Reading:  Luke 11:1-13

For Sunday, July 28, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 17

Hanging out with Jesus wasn’t enough. The disciples wanted to pray like Jesus.

After all, most of the...

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I Wish Jesus Was at My Wedding

by Roy M. Terry IV

Gospel Reading:  John 2:1-11

For Sunday, January 20, 2013: Year C—Epiphany 2

My wife and I had a glorious wedding and for the most part it came off without a hitch. But, we did run...

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Oh Look, Power Grabbing Again

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,...

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Bailing Buckets

Sometimes Jesus gets grouchy.

by Mike Baughman

Gospel Reading:  Mark 4:35-41

For Sunday, June 24, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 12

For most pastors, this is an easy Sunday. They flip open to Mark 4, see that...

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Out of Nowhere

Why is it so important to the author of Matthew’s Gospel that we know what happened in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-23

For Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011:...

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Bugging God, Irritated Christ

Is the Lord’s Prayer a compromise for the Disciples who value recitation and repetition over relationship with the living God through the Holy Spirit?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 11:1-13

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