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Searching for the Teenage Jesus

December 23, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Russell Rathbun

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...

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Do you remember Midge?

December 17, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Lauren Winner

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...

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Morpheus, I mean John…

December 10, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Roy M. Terry IV

Gospel Reading: Luke 3:7-18

For Sunday, December 16, 2012: Year C—Advent 3

This week’s Gospel reminds me of the movie “The Matrix.” Morpheus, the “John the Baptist” of this movie...

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Zack’s Boy

December 3, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Nanette Sawyer

Gospel Reading: Luke 3:1-6

For Sunday, December 2, 2012: Year C—Advent 2

Recently we celebrated Christ the King Sunday, or The Reign of Christ, and I got into asking questions about...

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The End of the World

November 25, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Michael Danner

Gospel Reading: Luke 21:25 - 36

For Sunday, December 2, 2012; Year C—Advent 1

This passage begins with apocalyptic thunder, as Jesus overwhelms his hearers with the unspeakable doom...

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Really Alive

April 15, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

Or, do ghosts eat fish?

By Nanette Sawyer

Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36b-49

For Sunday, April 22, 2012: Year B—Easter 3

I believe the testimony of the disciples who experienced Jesus’s presence with...

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Simeon’s Faithful Proclamation

December 26, 2011 | by The Hardest Question

Simeon saw salvation in a very unlikely source.

by Lauren F. Winner

Gospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012: Year B - First Sunday of Christmas

So much is going on in this passage.

In case...

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Mary, Mother of God

December 11, 2011 | by The Hardest Question

Temple of flesh and blood

By Debbie Blue

Gospel Reading: Luke 1:26-38

For Sunday, December 18, 2011: Year B—Advent 4

I’m never sure how a story as wild and pagan sounding, a story that resonates with...

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The Narrowing of the Gospel

June 5, 2011 | by washadmin

Why are there four Gospels, but only one Acts?

by Russell Rathbun

First Reading: Acts 2:1-21

For Sunday, June 12 , 2011: Year A - Day of Pentecost

The church is born fifty days after the...

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Incarnation, Revelation or Disorientation

May 2, 2011 | by washadmin

Why Didn’t They Recognize Jesus?

by Carol Howard Merritt

Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35

For Sunday, May 8, 2011: Year A - Easter 3

I was reaching for the handle of the lobby door when I saw the back...

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