Justice Delayed 2.0

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading (Take 2): Luke 24:1-12

For Sunday, March 31, 2013—Easter Sunday

Luke’s Jesus said more than he would rise on the third day rise again. Jesus said he came to let the...

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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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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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Is Radical Resistance Possible?

Is the Sermon on the Mount practicable or is it an impossibility that turns us to the grace of God?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:38-48

For Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 7

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Out of Nowhere

Why is it so important to the author of Matthew’s Gospel that we know what happened in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-23

For Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011:...

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Kinda Sad

Can the privileged citizens of the empire proclaim the gospel of the oppressed?

by Russell Rathbun

Epistle Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

For Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 30

This is...

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