Said the Joker to the Thief...

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...

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Bad Girl of the Bible? Or Bad King?

A veritable Bad Girls of the Bible-fest.

by Lia Scholl

Gospel Reading: Mark 6:14-29

For Sunday, July 15, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 15

The life of Herod Antipas sounds like an episode of Jerry Springer....

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Michal

Literary Tool, Nagging Wife, or Real Person?

by Lia Scholl

Old Testament Reading: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

For Sunday, July 15, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 15

I sat in a Southern congregation on Mother’s...

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Bent

What does it mean that she is bent over?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 13:10-17

For Sunday, August 22, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 21

What does it mean that, “She was bent over?” Does the...

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