Bent

August 16, 2010 | by washadmin

What does it mean that she is bent over?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 13:10-17

For Sunday, August 22, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 21

What does it mean that, “She was bent over?” Does the...

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Consumer God

August 16, 2010 | by washadmin

Are desire and fear the foundations of faith?

by Russell Rathbun

Epistle Reading: Hebrews 12:18-29

For Sunday, August 22, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 21

God first speaks to Moses as the fire that burns,...

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The Grand Paradox

August 9, 2010 | by washadmin

Who are we? Who was he as one of us?

by Phyllis Tickle

Psalm Reading: Psalm 82

For Sunday, August 15, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 20

I have never understood the Psalms, which statement is of the “take...

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Act as Do Those Who Understand

August 9, 2010 | by washadmin

What does it burn? When? And, most obscurely, why?

by Phyllis Tickle

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:49–56

For Sunday, August 15, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 20

Even as he speaks the horrific words of this text...

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God-with-a-Goody-Bag

August 2, 2010 | by washadmin

Wait just a minute. Is Jesus trying to take stuff away or give it?

by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:32–40

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

Let's try and meet some...

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Faith or Insanity?

August 2, 2010 | by washadmin

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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The Land of Rich Men

July 26, 2010 | by washadmin

Can I be honest about my desire for material abundance and the security it promises?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:13-21

For Sunday, August 1, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 18

I don’t see the...

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Hiding with God and from Myself

July 26, 2010 | by washadmin

If I am clothed with the new self, how do I make sense of the self I see in the mirror?

by Russell Rathbun

Epistle Reading: Colossians 3:1-11

For Sunday, August 1, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 18

I have...

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Bugging God, Irritated Christ

July 19, 2010 | by washadmin

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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The Tension of Creation

July 19, 2010 | by washadmin

The greatest tension is that we are created with the capacity for love and faithlessness--is faith that which exists along this dialectical line?

by Russell Rathbun

Psalm Reading: Psalm 85

For...

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