Ascension: The Great Day of Honesty

If Jesus is making a way for us, are we following it?

by Danielle Shroyer

New Testament Reading: Acts 1:6-14

For Sunday, June 5, 2011  Year AEaster 7

There are some stories in Scripture that veer...

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Will You Love Me When I Don’t Keep Your Commandments?

Is the gift of the Holy Spirit dependent on my actions?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: John 14:15-21

For Sunday, May 29 , 2011: Year A - Easter 6

I'm confused. You know, about this whole Holy...

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Jesus is More Unknown the Immediately Recognizable

Is Jesus more unknown God than immediately recognizable Cultural Jesus?

by Russell Rathbun

First Reading: Acts 17:22-31

For Sunday, May 29 , 2011: Year A - Easter 6

House of Mercy, the church my...

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Room Enough

Is Jesus the once and future real estate agent?

by Tripp Hudgins

Gospel Reading:  John 14:1-14

For Sunday, May 22, 2011:  Year A - Easter 5

How spacious is the Father's house? Is everyone really...

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Stephen the Martyr

Do we know a martyr when we see one?

by Tripp Hudgins

New Testament Reading:  Acts 7:55-60  

For Sunday, May 22, 2011:  Year A - Easter 5

Mr. Spock, in the second of the Star Trek films sacrifices...

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But Can You Trust Him?

What do I do when my experience contradicts what Jesus says?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: John 10:1-10

For Sunday, May 15 , 2011: Year A - Easter 4

Jesus says the sheep will recognize the...

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The Utopian Church

What does Acts tell us about what the church should look like today? Anything?

by Russell Rathbun

First Reading: Acts 2:42-47

For Sunday, May 15 , 2011: Year A - Easter 4

Sometimes the Hardest...

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Servant or Child?

How Do We Understand Our Relationship With God?

by Carol Howard Merritt

Psalm Reading: Psalm 116

For Sunday, May 8, 2011: Year A - Easter 3

I read The Handmaid's Tale when I was in college. I’m a...

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Incarnation, Revelation or Disorientation

Why Didn’t They Recognize Jesus?

by Carol Howard Merritt

Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35

For Sunday, May 8, 2011: Year A - Easter 3

I was reaching for the handle of the lobby door when I saw the back...

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Exiles in the Empire of Capital

Is there an oppression and a suffering so internalized that we do not even recognize it as suffering?

by Russell Rathbun

Epistle Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9

For Sunday, May 1 , 2011: Year A - Easter 2

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