December 3, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
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...
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...
November 25, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Michael Danner
Epistle Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
For Sunday, December 2, 2012; Year C—Advent 1
The Apostle Paul was a passionate defender of the faith. He dismantled error with a razor-like...
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...
November 19, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: John 18:33–37
For Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012—Christ the King Sunday
Read the Bible long enough, over years and years, teaching and preaching and you get what Pilate is...
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...
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...
October 29, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 12:28-34
For Sunday, November 4, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 31
When I really look very closely at my congregants, I see that we are a hippie church. Peace, love and...
October 22, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:46-52
For Sunday, October 28, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 30
My father and I entered a huge concrete block building, crowded with people. My dad didn’t use a...
October 14, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:35-45
For Sunday, October 21, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 29
So very often the hard questions come easy. But this text has so much beauty and subversive grace, so...
