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
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...
September 16, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Chapter nine of Mark sits right at the center of the gospel. Since Mark is structured chiastically...
September 9, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Baughman
Epistle Reading: Mark 8:27-38
For Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 24
Chances are at some point in your life, you found yourself sucked into an episode or two of The Real World
September 9, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Baughman
Epistle Reading: James 3:1-12
For Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 24
In this week’s lectionary text on leadership and tongues, the potential significance of the small and...
September 2, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Carl Gregg
Gospel Reading: Mark 7:24-37
For Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012: Year B — Ordinary 23
Letty Russell, in Church in the Round, described Jesus’ encounter with the Syrophoenician woman as the case...
September 2, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Carl Gregg
Epistle Reading: James 2:1-14
For Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012: Year B — Ordinary 23
Martin Luther dismissively called The Book of James a “right strawy epistle.” Luther wanted to base the...
August 27, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 45
For Sunday, Sept. 2 , 2012—Ordinary 22
How helpful is it to believe in a story which perpetually promises that God will make everything better in the...
August 27, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 7:1-8, 14-5, 21-23
For Sunday, Sept. 2 , 2012—Ordinary 22
How many of us will preach this text with the assumption that we and our congregations are the...
