July 1, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Neal D. Presa
Gospel Reading: Mark 6:1-13
For Sunday, July 8, Year B − Ordinary 14
Preachers, you know what I’m talking about when I say how different it is...
July 1, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
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...
June 24, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
There is a lot of touching going on here, a lot of sheer physicality.
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June 24, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
This somewhat obscure passage from one of the more cryptic of...
June 17, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Baughman
Old Testament Reading: Job 3:1-11
For Sunday, June 24, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 12
For my undergraduate education I went to Duke...
June 17, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
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...
June 11, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Did I feel guilty moving into a brand spanking...
June 11, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Size doesn’t matter—or maybe it really does. Beauty is only...
May 27, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8
For Sunday, June 3, 2012: Year B—Trinity Sunday
On Trinity Sunday, the Lectionarians are showing us the wider...
May 27, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: John 3:1-17
For Sunday, June 3, 2012: Year B—Trinity Sunday
This is an ideal scenario for Jesus’ foundering PR...