November 19, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 93
For Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012—Christ the King Sunday
Some versions of the NRSV subtitle Psalm 93: "The Majesty of God’s Rule."
The Lord is king, he is robed in...
November 12, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Jodi-Renee Giron
Psalm Reading: Psalm 16
For Sunday, November 18, 2012, Year B − Ordinary 33
The psalmist, ascribed to be David, starts with a plea for protection from the Almighty One then...
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...
October 29, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: Deuteronomy 6:1-9
For Sunday, November 4, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 31
When I was in high school, I was in a DiscipleNow group. We had a weekend retreat, followed by...
October 22, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: Job 42:1-6, 10-17
For Sunday, October 28, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 30
I saw the young man in the fall. He looked like a well-equipped urban hiker, getting...
October 14, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: Job 38:1-7
For Sunday, October 21, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 29
If you consider Job a formal theodicy that gives definitive, systematic answers about evil, Satan,...
October 1, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 2:18-24
For Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012—Ordinary 27
People feel very passionate about marriage. Not their own marriage, of course, other people’s...
August 27, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 45
For Sunday, Sept. 2 , 2012—Ordinary 22
How helpful is it to believe in a story which perpetually promises that God will make everything better in the...
August 19, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Nanette Sawyer
Old Testament Reading: 1 Kings 8: 1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, 41-43
For Sunday, August 26, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 21
King Solomon is a good man. He is admired and admirable, for the most...
July 26, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Old Testament Reading: 2 Samuel 11:1-15
For Sunday, July 29, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 17
The David and Bathsheba debacle is a terrible story.
It’s a tragedy of epic proportions. And worse, it’s a story...
