December 30, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
THQ has entered a state of suspended (as in no new posts) animation (as in what been archived is still quite lively!)
I must admit, perched on the cusp of a new year as I am in this moment, that my...
December 9, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 35:1–10
For Sunday, December 15, 2013—Advent 3
“Tell your sister...you were right.” ~ Anakin Skywalker, Return of the Jedi
“This is very cruel,...
December 9, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:46b–55 [Alternative]
For Sunday, December 15, 2013—Advent 3
Given the glitches in our technology, such as sending texts to the wrong person, I can’t help...
July 7, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Old Testament Reading: Deuteronomy 30:9–14
For Sunday, July 14, 2013—Ordinary 15
I have an “oil of anointing key chain.” After watching a late-night preacher tell me how badly God...
July 7, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Gospel Reading: Luke 10:25–37
For Sunday, July 14, 2013—Ordinary 15
Recently, after church, a senior pulled out of the parking lot, and instead of tapping the break, she hit the...
March 17, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Gospel Reading: Luke 19:28-40
For Sunday, March 24, 2013—Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a liturgical dream: children and animals are parading up the aisle; the music is uplifting; and...
March 17, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Gospel Reading: Luke 22:14—23:56
For Sunday, March 24, 2013—Sunday of the Passion
A particular funeral stands out for me for a few reasons. It was for a local drug dealer and...
November 19, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Old Testament Reading: 2 Samuel 23:1-7
For Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012—Christ the King Sunday
During a senate debate, Richard Mourdock said, “I think even when life begins in that...
November 19, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Gospel Reading: John 18:33–37
For Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012—Christ the King Sunday
The King James Brown version of the Bible might say, “The one thing that can solve most of our...
April 1, 2012 | by The Hardest Question
by Unvirtuous Abbey
Gospel Reading: Mark 16: 1-8
For Sunday, April 9, 2012: Year B – Easter Sunday
The most hopeful woman I know has a head full of brain tumours. Yet,...
