Broken Hearts, Broken Communities

September 6, 2010 | by washadmin

Does God Grieve Losing Us Like We Grieve Losing Loved Ones?

by Nanette Sawyer

Gospel Reading: Luke 15:1-10

For Sunday, September 12, 2010: Year C – Ordinary 24

I’m thinking of moments of deep grief...

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Thin the Crowd

August 30, 2010 | by washadmin

What does this story tell you about your story and the story of Jesus that are different than you assumed?

by Doug Pagitt

Gospel Reading: Luke 14: 25-33

For Sunday, September 5, 2010: Year C -...

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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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God-with-a-Goody-Bag

August 2, 2010 | by washadmin

Wait just a minute. Is Jesus trying to take stuff away or give it?

by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:32–40

For Sunday, August 8, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 19

Let's try and meet some...

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The Land of Rich Men

July 26, 2010 | by washadmin

Can I be honest about my desire for material abundance and the security it promises?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:13-21

For Sunday, August 1, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 18

I don’t see the...

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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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