June 24, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20
For Sunday, June 30, 2013 —Ordinary 13
I have noticed that the Psalms are quite popular for use both in worship and personal devotional prayer...
June 24, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Luke 9:51-62
For Sunday, June 30, 2013 —Ordinary 13
“A smile is contagious.”
Or at least people say it is. Usually it is your Mom. Her comment was likely not...
May 6, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
New Testament Reading: Acts 16:16-34
For Sunday, May 12, 2013—Easter 7
Wow. This is a pretty exciting story, like worthy of the Homer. It even takes place in the same region as...
May 6, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: John 17:20-26
For Sunday, May 12, 2013—Easter 7
The "heart of the Gospel," the "culmination of John’s message," where we find all the major themes coming together...
March 25, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading (Take 1): Luke 24:1-12
For Sunday, March 31, 2013—Easter Sunday
It is Easter, and you are loved. The soft insistence of Love has overwhelmed all other...
March 25, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading (Take 2): Luke 24:1-12
For Sunday, March 31, 2013—Easter Sunday
Luke’s Jesus said more than he would rise on the third day rise again. Jesus said he came to let the...
February 11, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:1-13
For Sunday, February 17, 2013—Lent 1
Let us begin Lent with a test.
The Holy Spirit fills Jesus up, leads him into the wilderness and then apparently...
February 11, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Epistle Reading: Romans 10:8b-13
For Sunday, February 17, 2013—Lent 1
The position of the Gospel and the Epistle posts are intentionally flipped this week in that this post serves...
December 23, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Psalm Reading: Psalm 148
For Sunday, December 30, 2012—Christmas 1
I love the over the top feeling in this psalm. It seems like the writer is hyperventilating or tweaking or...
December 23, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:21-52
For Sunday, December 30, 2012—Christmas 1
The Sunday after Christmas is the second least attended service of the year; the Sunday after Easter is the...
