December 17, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 80
For Sunday, December 23, 2012: Year C—Advent 4
I once dated a man who did not believe I was upset unless I started crying. I could tell him I was upset, I...
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...
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...
May 13, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
Psalm Reading: Psalm 1
For Sunday, May 20, 2012: Year B—Easter 7
If you’re going to compile a collection of poetry, it’s fitting to...
April 22, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 23
For Sunday, April 29, 2012—Easter 4
There are some scriptures that will for ever be in the King James...
January 29, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Jodi-Renee Adams
Psalm Reading: Psalm 147.1-11, 20(c)
For Sunday, Feb. 5, Year B − Epiphany 5
The psalmist speaks about a God who can wrangle the cosmos but is...
January 22, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 111
For Sunday, Jan. 29, Year B − Epiphany 4
In the midst of premarital...
November 27, 2011 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 85:1–2, 8–13
For Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 Year B—Advent 2
You don’t have to be some fancy biblical scholar to...
November 13, 2011 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 95:1-7a; Psalm 100
For Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011: Year A—Christ the King Sunday
Like most Psalms,...