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Creating Chasms

September 23, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Mark Scandrette

Gospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31

For Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 26

I live in the Mission District of San Francisco, a historically working class inner city neighborhood...

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Look Out! Here Come the Ladies, the Bishops, the Presbyters, and the Rules!

September 16, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Phyllis Tickle

Epistle Reading: 1 Timothy 2: 1-7

For Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 25

1^st and 2^nd Timothy and Titus are known as the Pastoral Epistles, meaning that they hold a...

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Oh, No! Is It Really Time for “The Parable of the Dishonest Servant?”

September 16, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Phyllis Tickle

Gospel Reading: Luke 16:1-13

For Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 25

This one is variously titled as The Parable of the Dishonest Servant, or of the Unjust Steward, or of...

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The Overlooked Woman and Her Overlooked Coins

September 8, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Lauren F. Winner

Gospel Reading: Luke 15:1–10

For Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 24

The liturgical context in which I am reading this Gospel is not only our Christian calendar—nearing...

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When a Passage Does More Harm than Good

September 1, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Bruce Reyes-Chow

Epistle Reading: Philemon 1-21

For Sunday, September 8, 2013: Year C - Lectionary 23

On a first read of this week’s passage one could easily come away with a powerful story of...

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Loyalty is Overrated

September 1, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Bruce Reyes-Chow

Gospel Reading: Luke 14:24-33

For Sunday, September 8, 2013: Year C - Lectionary 23

There are few things in life more difficult that standing up against a friend or family member...

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You Might Be Cooking This Very Night For People Who Won’t Invite You Back

August 26, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Lauren F. Winner

Gospel Reading: Luke 14:1, 7-14

For Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 22

Ah, etiquette, and the thorny question of the return invitation.

My First Defensive Evasion of this...

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God, Have Mercy

August 19, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Will Willimon

Gospel Reading: Luke 13:10-17

For Sunday, August 25, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 21

Something like 90% of all Americans believe in God. Most everyone believes God exists. “Does God...

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It Gets Better?

August 12, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:49-56

For Sunday, August 18, 2013—Lectionary 20

Prometheus felt sorry for us.

He shaped us from the mud, made us to walked upright like the gods, over the...

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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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