December 30, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
THQ has entered a state of suspended (as in no new posts) animation (as in what been archived is still quite lively!)
I must admit, perched on the cusp of a new year as I am in this moment, that my...
December 2, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Psalm Reading: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
For Sunday, December 8, 2013: Year C—Advent 2
It seems one of the growing subtexts of the Christmas season is the self-perception of the...
December 2, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-12
For Sunday, December 8, 2013: Year C—Advent 2
Most of us wouldn’t let J to the B into our sanctuaries, that’s for sure. He is more than a little...
May 20, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
For Sunday, May 26, 2013: Year C—Holy Trinity
In this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus has lots of laudatory stuff to say about himself and...
May 20, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: John 16:12-15
For Sunday, May 26, 2013: Year C—Holy Trinity
In this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus seems to be a bit greedy. Or at the very least, territorial.
The...
January 27, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10
For Sunday, February 3, 2013: Year B—Epiphany 4
Preachers are a funny breed. We take ourselves, our work, and our words very seriously—as we...
January 27, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:21-30
For Sunday, February 3, 2013: Year B—Epiphany 4
There has been some debate recently over the holiday that honors Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and...
November 5, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Old Testament Reading: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
For Sunday, November 11, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 32
As the father of three girls, and the husband of yet another woman, I am perhaps becoming...
November 5, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Gospel Reading: Mark 12:38-44
For Sunday, November 11, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 32
Hanging out recently with a friend who grew up Baptist, I was asked if I had heard of the “Lottie Moon...
May 27, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Mike Stavlund
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8
For Sunday, June 3, 2012: Year B—Trinity Sunday
On Trinity Sunday, the Lectionarians are showing us the wider...
