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In Pain with God

August 19, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Will Willimon

Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10

For Sunday, August 25, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 21

So, are we all agreed that God is love and that God is merciful? God reaches out to those in...

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Crushed (Another View)!

February 25, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Michael Danner

Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1 - 13

For Sunday, March 3, 2013; Year C—Lent 3

Two observations and an initial question…

Observation #1: Good things happen and bad things happen.

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Crushed!

February 25, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Michael Danner

Epistle Reading: Luke 13:1-9

For Sunday, March 3, 2013; Year C—Lent 3

Two observations and an initial question…

Observation #1: Good things happen and bad things happen.

Observation...

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The Secret, Intimate Work

January 21, 2013 | by The Hardest Question

by Lauren Winner

Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

For Sunday, January 27, 2013: Year C—Epiphany 3

There are plenty of fun ways to avoid the real challenge of this passage.

I like to ask...

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When Job doesn’t Jibe with Reality

October 22, 2012 | by The Hardest Question

by Carol Howard Merritt

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...

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Glorifying Suffering?

September 18, 2011 | by The Hardest Question

The dark side of preaching the cross of Christ.

by Carol Howard Merritt

Epistle Reading: Philippians 2:1-13

For Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011: Year A−Ordinary 26

I have a friend whose life was shattered by...

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God on Our Side?

August 15, 2011 | by The Hardest Question

What does it mean to have God on our side when we are defeated and suffering?

by Russell Rathbun

Psalm Reading: Psalm 124

For Sunday, August 21 , 2011: Year A—Ordinary 21

We are meaning makers, we...

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A Deceptive God?

September 6, 2010 | by washadmin

If God is so anguished over our suffering, why does God allow it? Shouldn’t God be protecting us?

by Nanette Sawyer

Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

For Sunday, September 12, 2010:...

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