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

by Phyllis Tickle

Epistle Reading: 1 Timothy 2: 1-7

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

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

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Is The Book of James Proto-Marxist?

by Carl Gregg

Epistle Reading:  James 2:1-14

For Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012: Year B — Ordinary 23

Martin Luther dismissively called The Book of James a “right strawy epistle.” Luther wanted to base the...

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