Jesus Followers as A-Theists

Foolishness meets Reason.

by Neal D. Presa

Epistle Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

For Sunday, July 8, Year B − Ordinary 14

When I first began thinking about this post, an alliance of secular and...

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Sense My Body

"Reach out and touch—faith!"

by Clint Schnekloth

Gospel Reading:  Mark 5:21-43

For Sunday, July 1, 2012: Year B - Ordinary 13

There is a lot of touching going on here, a lot of sheer physicality.

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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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Honoring the Skeptic

 What's so bad about being a pending Christian?

by Rev. Mark Stenberg, Ph.D.

 Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31

 For Sunday, April 15, 2012: Year B—Easter 2

"Doubting Thomas." His name lives in infamy,...

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Simeon’s Faithful Proclamation

Simeon saw salvation in a very unlikely source.

by Lauren F. Winner

Gospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012: Year B - First Sunday of Christmas

So much is going on in this passage.

In case...

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Shutting Down the Smart Kids?

Jesus' intellectual smackdown.

by Danielle Shroyer

Gospel Reading: Matthew 22:34-46

For Sunday, October 23, 2011:  Year A—Ordinary 30

Jesus is the master of responding to questions with another...

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We Are Not Alone.

The insidious nature of sin and brokenness in communities of faith.

by Bruce Reyes-Chow

 Epistle Reading:  Romans 7:15-25

For Sunday, July 3, 2011: Year A - Ordinary 14

Oh boy, proof that some people...

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A New Hope

Crying, waiting, hoping.

by Unvirtuous Abbey

Gospel Reading: Romans 5: 1-11

For Sunday, Mar. 27, 2011: Year A – Lent 3

A friend of mine was recently “vague booking.” I called him and heard his...

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Prayer Saves Lives?

Is Jesus tying faith to our persistence?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 18:1-8

For Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 29

I beseech you therefore brethren and sister by the mercy of...

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Faith or Insanity?

What separates the great heroes of the faith from those who got it wrong?

by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Old Testament Reading: Genesis 15:1-6

For Sunday, August 8, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 19

It can be...

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