May 27, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 96
For Sunday, June 2 , 2013: Year C—Lectionary 9 (4)
Of all the many wonderful songs our synagogue’s music director led on Sunday mornings, the tune by ...
May 27, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Luke 7:1-0
For Sunday, June 2 , 2013: Year C—Lectionary 9 (4)
I usually think this story is about the Centurion, but this week I am noticing that in order for the...
May 20, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
For Sunday, May 26, 2013: Year C—Holy Trinity
In this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus has lots of laudatory stuff to say about himself and...
May 20, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: John 16:12-15
For Sunday, May 26, 2013: Year C—Holy Trinity
In this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus seems to be a bit greedy. Or at the very least, territorial.
The...
May 6, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
New Testament Reading: Acts 16:16-34
For Sunday, May 12, 2013—Easter 7
Wow. This is a pretty exciting story, like worthy of the Homer. It even takes place in the same region as...
May 6, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: John 17:20-26
For Sunday, May 12, 2013—Easter 7
The "heart of the Gospel," the "culmination of John’s message," where we find all the major themes coming together...
April 29, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by MaryAnn McKibben Dana
Gospel Reading: John 14:23-29
For Sunday, May 5, 2013—Easter 6
I’m reading the seventh Harry Potter book to my daughters these days.
While I love J.K. Rowling’s expansive...
April 29, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by MaryAnn McKibben Dana
New Testament Reading: Acts 16:9-15
For Sunday, May 5, 2013—Easter 6
I’m intrigued by this text as the story of Christianity coming to Europe. For congregations like mine,...
April 22, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
John chapter 13 begins with Jesus washing his disciples' feet. It then includes that terrible,...
April 22, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
We do not go to heaven; heaven comes to us.
This bears repeating.
We do not go to heaven;...
