Proclaiming What?

What is the good news Jesus proclaims?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Mark 1:14-20

For Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012: Epiphany 3

I have spent a lot of time with Mark.

Its absence of a birth narrative,...

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Repurposing the Promise of Release

How long can we continue to push God’s promise of justice into the future? 

by Russell Rathbun

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

For Sunday, Dec. 11 , 2011: Year B—Advent 3

Jesus quotes...

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Go Ahead, Judge a Book By Its Title

The Beginning of the Good News

by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Gospel Reading: Mark 1:1–8

For Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 Year B—Advent 2

I love that Mark’s gospel starts by saying: “The beginning of the good news of...

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