February 3, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Ruth Everhart
Old Testament Reading: Exodus 34:29-35
For Sunday, Februray 10, 2013—Transfiguration of Our Lord
Shining faces. Who doesn’t love a shining face? We picture a child beaming as she...
January 27, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10
For Sunday, February 3, 2013: Year B—Epiphany 4
Preachers are a funny breed. We take ourselves, our work, and our words very seriously—as we...
January 27, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:21-30
For Sunday, February 3, 2013: Year B—Epiphany 4
There has been some debate recently over the holiday that honors Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and...
January 21, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
For Sunday, January 27, 2013: Year C—Epiphany 3
There are plenty of fun ways to avoid the real challenge of this passage.
I like to ask...
January 21, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:14-21
For Sunday, January 27, 2013: Year C—Epiphany 3
I am writing this from the classroom of a women’s prison in central North Carolina. The classroom is in a...
January 13, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: John 2:1-11
For Sunday, January 20, 2013: Year C—Epiphany 2
My wife and I had a glorious wedding and for the most part it came off without a hitch. But, we did run...
January 13, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
For Sunday, January 20, 2013: Year C—Epiphany 2
I am a “Snickers” guy. When I’m a little hungry and there happens to be a vending machine...
December 23, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 148
For Sunday, December 30, 2012—Christmas 1
I love the over the top feeling in this psalm. It seems like the writer is hyperventilating or tweaking or...
December 23, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:21-52
For Sunday, December 30, 2012—Christmas 1
The Sunday after Christmas is the second least attended service of the year; the Sunday after Easter is the...
December 17, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-45
For Sunday, December 23, 2012: Year C—Advent 4
Do you remember Midge? She is Barbie’s best friend, and for a while she was pregnant, but her pregnancy...
