Jesus Followers as A-Theists

Foolishness meets Reason.

by Neal D. Presa

Epistle Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

For Sunday, July 8, Year B − Ordinary 14

When I first began thinking about this post, an alliance of secular and...

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Year B - Ordinary 13 Video Response

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWl7RsRFV5E

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Sense My Body

"Reach out and touch—faith!"

by Clint Schnekloth

Gospel Reading:  Mark 5:21-43

For Sunday, July 1, 2012: Year B - Ordinary 13

There is a lot of touching going on here, a lot of sheer physicality.

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Excel at Generosity...

...and finish what you started!

by Clint Schnekloth

Epistle Reading:  2 Corinthians 8:7-15

For Sunday, July 1, 2012: Year B - Ordinary 13

This somewhat obscure passage from one of the more cryptic of...

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When Whirlwinds Speak

I know I’m in trouble when God calls me a pansy.

by Mike Baughman

Old Testament Reading:  Job 3:1-11

For Sunday, June 24, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 12

For my undergraduate education I went to Duke...

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Bailing Buckets

Sometimes Jesus gets grouchy.

by Mike Baughman

Gospel Reading:  Mark 4:35-41

For Sunday, June 24, 2012: Year B—Ordinary 12

For most pastors, this is an easy Sunday. They flip open to Mark 4, see that...

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Ruddy, yes...

...but YWWH likes him too.

by Christian Walther

Old Testament Reading: 1 Samuel 15:34—16:13

For Sunday, June 17, 2012: Year B - Ordinary 11

Size doesn’t matter—or maybe it really does. Beauty is only...

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Giving Up, Giving In or Freely Giving

Why does God give up so quickly on God’s chosen people?

by Roy M. Terry IV

Old Testament Reading:  1 Samuel 8:4-20 (11:14-15)

For Sunday, June 10, 2012:  Year B − Ordinary 10

Numerous times I have been...

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Which Madness Will You Chose?

Is there any sanity in this text or is it an invitation to madness?

by Roy M. Terry IV

Gospel Reading:  Mark 3:20-35

For Sunday, June 10, 2012: Year B − Ordinary 10

It is hard to differentiate the...

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A Preacher with Unclean Lips

Redemption for God’s mouthpiece.

by Mike Stavlund

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8

For Sunday, June 3, 2012: Year B—Trinity Sunday

On Trinity Sunday, the Lectionarians are showing us the wider...

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