The Rudeness of God

August 23, 2010 | by washadmin

If Jesus can heal people why does he do it so randomly? Why not heal everyone?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 14:1, 7–14

For Sunday, August 29, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 22

Here are three...

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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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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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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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I'm Telling Jesus on You!

July 12, 2010 | by washadmin

Can we withdraw from the competition and trust that listening will draw us into the Kingdom?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42

For Sunday, July 18, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 16

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Modifiying with “Good”

July 5, 2010 | by washadmin

Am I truly ready to participate in a community of peculiar, unexplained, and undeserved love?

By Mark Labberton

Gospel Reading: Luke 10:25-37

For Sunday, July 11, 2010: Year C — Ordinary 15

Whose...

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The Art of Deflection

July 5, 2010 | by washadmin

When tempted with excuses, why do we choose the donkey's way?

By Mark Labberton

OT Reading: Deuteronomy 30:9-14

For Sunday, July 11: Year C — Ordinary 15

Humans are creatures with excuses.

Made by...

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Dustin' Off Your Sandals at ME?

June 28, 2010 | by washadmin

Will we persist in religious compulsions or are we willing to roll around in the dust of our humanity?

by Bruce Reyes-Chow

Gospel Reading: Luke 10:1-11; 16-20

For Sunday, July 4, 2010: Year C –...

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Don't Look Back (Unless You Do)

June 21, 2010 | by washadmin

Is the kingdom filled only with those who are not worthy? Maybe -- the wavering, the weak, the salt of the earth.

a reading by Russell Rathbun

Luke 9:51-62

Theologians Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger in,...

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