April 22, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
John chapter 13 begins with Jesus washing his disciples' feet. It then includes that terrible,...
April 22, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
We do not go to heaven; heaven comes to us.
This bears repeating.
We do not go to heaven;...
April 15, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
New Testament Reading: Revelation 7:9-17
For Sunday, April 21, 2013: Year C—Easter 4
I know it’s a long-standing Christian tradition to bring out palm branches for Palm Sunday,...
April 15, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
by Danielle Shroyer
Gospel Reading: John 10:22-30
For Sunday, April 21, 2013: Year C—Easter 4
Sometimes, less is more.
In this conversation between Jesus and the Jews gathered in the Temple, I think...
April 8, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
By Debbie Blue
Gospel Reading: John 21: 1-19
For Sunday, April 4, 2013: Year C—Easter 3
Personally, I'm relieved that the disciples decide to go fishing here in the epilogue of John's dense and...
April 8, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
By Debbie Blue
New Testament Reading: Act 9: 1-6 (7-20)
For Sunday, April 4, 2013: Year C—Easter 3
It's Influential Man Sunday, with Peter and Paul as the focal characters.
The texts for today could...
April 1, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading: John 20:19–31
For Sunday, April 7, 2013: Year C—Easter 2
Imagine, with me, that particular moment. What was happening during that moment in human history when Thomas...
April 1, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
New Testament Reading: Acts 5: 27-32
For Sunday, April 7, 2013: Year C—Easter 2
In this week’s episode of the Revised Common Lectionary, Peter and the increasingly emboldened...
March 25, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading (Take 1): Luke 24:1-12
For Sunday, March 31, 2013—Easter Sunday
It is Easter, and you are loved. The soft insistence of Love has overwhelmed all other...
March 25, 2013 | by The Hardest Question
Gospel Reading (Take 2): Luke 24:1-12
For Sunday, March 31, 2013—Easter Sunday
Luke’s Jesus said more than he would rise on the third day rise again. Jesus said he came to let the...
