Is Radical Resistance Possible?

Is the Sermon on the Mount practicable or is it an impossibility that turns us to the grace of God?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:38-48

For Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 7

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Collapsing Our Dichotomies

In Defense of Flesh, Blood, Fat, and Dust

by Carol Howard Merritt

Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

For Sunday, February 13, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 6

I grew up in Florida, in a little beach...

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Cut It Out

What Do These Difficult Teachings Mean?

by Carol Howard Merritt

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:21-37

For Sunday, February 13, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 6

When I was in college, there was a woman in our dorm...

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Psalm of Spite

Clearly not a Wisdom Psalm, I just wonder if Psalm 112 is meant as a Bragging Psalm?

by Russell Rathbun

Psalm Reading: Psalm 112

For Sunday, Feb 6. , 2011: Year A - Epiphany 5

Pick up the needle,...

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The Hardest Apology

Must a Christian interpretation of any Older Testament passage be read through the lens of the resurrection?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:13-20

For Sunday, Feb 6. , 2011: Year A -...

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Set Apart to Wear Plaid Pants

Experience tells us that Jesus’ sales pitch is a lie

by Mike Baughman

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:1-12

For Sunday, January 30, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 4

“I’ve been really blessed, so I’m glad that I...

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Heroin Addicts and their Parents

Maybe God is a Little More Human than We Think

by Mike Baughman

Old Testament Reading: Micah 6:1-8

For Sunday, January 30, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 4

“I don’t know, Mike,” Kellie confided to me on...

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Out of Nowhere

Why is it so important to the author of Matthew’s Gospel that we know what happened in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-23

For Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011:...

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Confidence and Cowardice in a Time of Fear

Is an understanding of our fear necessary for confession?

by Russell Rathbun

Psalm Reading: Psalm 27

For Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 3

What are you afraid of? Spiders, the dark,...

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Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Dare I Shoot Isaiah’s Arrows?

by Jennifer Johnson

Old Testament Reading Isaiah 49: 1-7

For Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011:Year A - Epiphany 2

As a seminary student, I lapped up the call stories in Scripture...

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