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March 2015

March 26, 2015

A Naturalistic Resurrection

There is no getting around Easter if you belong to the Jesus movement. Jesus’ first...

March 25, 2015

Practicing Resurrection in an Ambiguous World

Affirming the resurrection doesn’t come easy for many of us. Frankly, many of us find...

March 22, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – Palm and Passion Sunday – March 29. 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – Palm and Passion Sunday – March 29. 2015 Bruce G. Epperly...

March 19, 2015

Reclaiming Good Friday: Salvation without Divine Violence

What do you do with Good Friday and the Cross when you’ve abandoned the centrality...

March 19, 2015

Mary as One of Us: A Conversation with Denise Bossert’s Gifts of the Visitation: Nine Spiritual Encounters with Mary and Elizabeth.

In her new book, Gifts of the Visitation, Denise Bossert chronicles her adventures in discovering the...

March 17, 2015

The Grace of Interdependence: A Response to Jamie Arpin-Ricci’s ‘Vulnerable Faith’

As a child growing up in the Salinas Valley in California, I grew up singing...

March 15, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday in Lent – March 22, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary - The Fifth Sunday in Lent – March 22, 2015 Jeremiah 31:31-34...

March 08, 2015

Encountering Jesus for the First Time: Responding to Richard L. Black’s Maximus

“Be not conformed to this world; but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”...

March 08, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 15, 2015

Adventurous Lectionary - The Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 15, 2015 Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm...

March 03, 2015

Adventurous Lectionary – Lent 3 – March 8, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary -The Third Sunday in Lent – March 8, 2015 Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Second Sunday in Lent – March 1, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday in Lent – March 1, 2015 Genesis 17:1-7,...

February 15, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday in Lent – February 22, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday in Lent – February 22, 2015 Bruce Epperly...

February 15, 2015

Contrast, Stature, and Having a Fat Soul: Reflections on Joan Chittister’s Between the Dark and the Daylight

Joan Chittister’s Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life is a...

February 12, 2015

Living by Your Affirmations: Reflections on Nelson Searcy’s “Tongue Pierced”

How you talk to yourself can change your life! So says Nelson Searcy and his...

February 11, 2015

Intimate, Yet Global: Reflections on Jack Levison’s “40 Days with the Holy Spirit”

Jack Levison’s 40 Days with the Holy Spirit invites you to take a journey in which...

February 09, 2015

Transfiguration Sunday – February 15, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Transfiguration of Jesus – February 15, 2015 2 Kings 2:1-12...

February 02, 2015

God is Now a Patriots Fan? A Post-Superbowl Reflection on Divine Providence and Miraculous Outcomes

God makes a way where there is no way. Even in football games? I was...

February 02, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 8, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 8, 2015 Isaiah...

January 2015

January 26, 2015

Adventurous Lectionary – Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 1, 2015

The Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany – February 1, 2015 Bruce Epperly Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm...

January 26, 2015

Is God a Seahawk Fan? God’s Will, Sports, and the Randomness of Life

If God is for us, who can be against us? So wrote the apostle Paul...

January 20, 2015

Hidden in Plain Sight: A Conversation with Tony Kriz’s “Aloof”

Life is full of synchronous moments. After our congregation’s Tuesday noon Bible Study, I took...

January 19, 2015

Practicing Compassion with Frank Rogers and Bernard Loomer

This post is part of a discussion on the new book Practicing Compassion, by Frank...

January 18, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – Third Sunday after the Epiphany – January 25, 2015

Third Sunday after the Epiphany Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62:5-12 I Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20...

January 12, 2015

Heavenly Dust – A Response to Eben Alexander’s “Map of Heaven”

Hassidic spiritual leader Rabbi Simcha Bunem of Pershycha once noted that “Every person should have...

January 06, 2015

The Baptism of Jesus – January 11, 2014

The Baptism of Jesus – January 11, 2015 Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19:1-7 Mark...

January 06, 2015

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany – January 18, 2015

Second Sunday after the Epiphany Samuel 3:1-10 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 I Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

Epiphany Sunday – January 4, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary – Epiphany Sunday – January 4, 2015 Matthew 2;1-15 The Second Sunday...

December 24, 2014

A Christmas Meditation: It’s All About a Baby!

Christmas Eve 2014 – “It’s All about a Baby” It's all about a baby! Not...

December 22, 2014

Why We Need an Incarnation?

Progressive Christians struggle with the stories and theology of the incarnation. Following Rudolf Bultmann, most...

December 22, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary – Epiphany Sunday – January 4, 2015

The Adventurous Lectionary – Epiphany Sunday – January 4, 2015 Matthew 2;1-15 The Second Sunday...

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