Sheep? Sheeps? Sheepses?

Is there any such thing as individual salvation?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: John 10:11-18

For Sunday, April 29, 2012—Easter 4

Jesus really talks a lot in John. And he repeats himself a lot....

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Omnipotent Coercion

Did God kill Jesus or not?

By Nanette Sawyer

New Testament Reading: Acts 3:12-21

For Sunday, April 22, 2012: Year B—Easter 3

After Jesus had ascended and the Holy Spirit had descended, the disciples...

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Really Alive

Or, do ghosts eat fish?

By Nanette Sawyer

Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36b-49

For Sunday, April 22, 2012:  Year B—Easter 3

I believe the testimony of the disciples who experienced Jesus’s presence with...

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Churchtopia

Is the Appeal to a Golden Age a Recipe for Disaster?

by Rev. Mark Stenberg, Ph.D.

New Testament Reading: Acts 4:32-35

For Sunday, April 15, 2012: Year B—Easter 2

"There was not any needy person among...

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Honoring the Skeptic

 What's so bad about being a pending Christian?

by Rev. Mark Stenberg, Ph.D.

 Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31

 For Sunday, April 15, 2012: Year B—Easter 2

"Doubting Thomas." His name lives in infamy,...

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Look, But Don't Touch?

What about anointing the body?

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,...

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Not So Fast

Subcultural Dialogues About Easter

by Unvirtuous Abbey

New Testament Reading: Acts 10:34-43

For Sunday, April 9, 2012: Year B – Easter Sunday

Graffiti has existed since ancient times. Though there...

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And the Horse You Rode in On

Should you drive to church in an old Pinto or a fresh Prius?

by Rev. Mike Baughman

Gospel Reading: Mark 11:1-11

For Sunday, April 1, 2012: Year B—Liturgy of the Palms

In America, cars matter.

A lot...

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A Divine Game of Thrones

Just how much will pile up before we get it?

by Rev. Mike Baughman

Epistle Reading: Philippians 2:5-11

For Sunday, April 1, 2012: Year B—Liturgy of the Palms

We’re playing a high-stakes game in my...

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The Result of Revolution

Did Jesus understand the universal implications of his death, and does it matter?

by Lia Scholl

Gospel Reading: John 12:20-33

For Sunday, March 25, 2012: Year B—Lent 5

The Gospel lesson for the Fifth...

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