It’s a Long Way to the Punch Line

Is obsessive devotion to the law something to be mocked?

by Russell Rathbun

Psalm Reading: Psalm 119

For Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 29

This is a really long Psalm.

I know that's what...

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Prayer Saves Lives?

Is Jesus tying faith to our persistence?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 18:1-8

For Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 29

I beseech you therefore brethren and sister by the mercy of...

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Don't Shoot the Messenger

What if you're a prophet, but the message that God gives you to proclaim isn't revolutionary?

By Tony Jones

Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 29: 1-7

For Sunday, October 10, 2010 - Year C, Ordinary 28

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The Untouchables

Why does Jesus keep his distance from the lepers and heal them as they're walking away?

By Tony Jones

Gospel Reading: Luke 17: 11-19

For Sunday, October 10, 2010 - Year C, Ordinary 28

From a ways...

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Miniscule Faith

Does the gospel ever really get through our heads?

by Debbie Blue

Gospel Reading: Luke 17: 5-10

For Sunday, October 3, 2010: Year C—Ordinary 27

To say that the disciples have thick heads is hardly...

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The Babylonian Shitstem

How Does the Empire Fall?

by Debbie Blue

Psalm Reading: Psalm 137

For Sunday, October 3, 2010: Year C—Ordinary 27

There’s a lot to be said for composure, self-control, and detachment. But somehow I’d...

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"Something there is . . ."

What put one on this side of the wall and one on that side of the wall? Chance?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31

For Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 26

Something there...

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The King's God

In what way does God really protect us, from what is God able to keep us safe?

by Russell Rathbun

Psalm Reading: Psalm 91

For Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 26

A twenty-first century...

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Where is the Good Guy?

Is this about the unjust economy of the world, about idolatry, or the ability to put myself above them?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Luke 16:1-13

For Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010: Year C - Ordinary...

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Peace or Revolution?

How do you have a revolution when you are trying to appease the throne?

by Russell Rathbun

Epistle Reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-7

For Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010: Year C - Ordinary 25

P.O.S. is one of my...

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