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Poor Little Flock

August 5, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Clint Schnekloth

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40

For Sunday, August 11, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 19

Let's face it. No wonder Jesus calls his group a "little flock." Any group that is asked to sell...

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Papa’s Got a Brand New Bible

November 19, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Unvirtuous Abbey

Gospel Reading: John 18:33–37

For Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012—Christ the King Sunday

The King James Brown version of the Bible might say, “The one thing that can solve most of our...

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They All Come Tumbling Down

November 12, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Jodi-Renee Giron

Gospel Reading: Mark 13:1-8

For Sunday, November 18, 2012, Year B − Ordinary 33

After a day spent talking about loving your neighbor and commending sacrificial widows, Jesus and...

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Michal

July 8, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

Literary Tool, Nagging Wife, or Real Person?

by Lia Scholl

Old Testament Reading: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

For Sunday, July 15, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 15

I sat in a Southern congregation on Mother’s...

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Where Are the Birds?

June 11, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

What will it take to get them to nest in our branches?

by Christian Walther

Gospel Reading: Mark 4:26–34

For Sunday, June 17, 2012: Year B - Ordinary 11

Did I feel guilty moving into a brand spanking...

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Which Madness Will You Chose?

June 3, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

Is there any sanity in this text or is it an invitation to madness?

by Roy M. Terry IV

Gospel Reading: Mark 3:20-35

For Sunday, June 10, 2012: Year B − Ordinary 10

It is hard to differentiate the...

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The Burden of a Not-So-Burdensome Commandment

May 6, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

Living Out Love In the Real World.

by Jodi-Renee Adams

Epistle Reading: 1 John 5.1-6

For Sunday, May 23, Year B − Easter 6

John insists in a kind of circular argument that if you are a child of GOD...

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Nic at Night

March 11, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

Does the Gospel include God’s past deeds being exposed to the light as well our own?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: John 3:14-21

For Sunday, March 18, 2012—Lent 4

The state of humanity is snake...

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Jesus the Exorcist II

January 29, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

Is healing one of the promises of the kingdom?

by Jodi-Renee Adams

Gospel Reading: Mark 1:29-39

For Sunday, Feb. 5, Year B − Epiphany 5

Jesus starts his ministry with a bang by healing a dying woman...

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Reading the Text Abundantly or Protectively

November 6, 2011 | by The Hardest Question

What is the difference?