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February 2015

February 09, 2015

Forsaking the “Whiteness” of the Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-9)

By Keith Anderson. We asked a random group of people: Who do you talk to?...

January 2015

January 14, 2015

Maye God’s Trying to Tell You Something (1 Samuel 3:1-20)

By H. Beecher Hicks, Jr. Faith leaders speak out on how well the faith community...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

Protest and God’s Presence (Isaiah 61:10–62:3)

By Brian Bantum. We asked people on the street about the effectiveness of demonstrations and...

December 16, 2014

The Self-Righteous System and the Prophetic Task (2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16)

By Brennan Breed. We asked people on the street if they think our institutions are...

December 08, 2014

You Don’t Want To Be A Prophet (Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11)

By Eric Barreto. 90-year-old Arnold Abbott feeds the homeless despite a local ban on the...

December 01, 2014

Voices Crying Out: Comfort and Transformation in an Age of Mass Incarceration (Isaiah 40:1-11)

By David Garber. Antoinne Murphy shares his achievements since his incarceration. The topic of exile...

November 2014

November 18, 2014

Jesus, Poor People, and the Underside of Thanksgiving (Matthew 25:31-46)

By Billy Honor. Midnight Run is dedicated to helping the homeless population in New York...

November 03, 2014

Since We Have to Wait, We’d Better Get to Work (Matthew 25:1-13)

By Matthew L. Skinner. North Fork Spanish Apostolate has helped thousands of immigrants in...

September 2014

September 22, 2014

Why Work to Change the World? (Matthew 21:23-32)

By Matt Skinner. Americans talk about race. It’s hard to follow through on our...

September 08, 2014

Foolishness (1 Corinthians 1:18-24)

By Margaret Aymer. Children are suffering from violence in the U.S. and around the world....

August 2014

August 25, 2014

God Hears the Cries of #Ferguson: A Burning Bush and a World on Fire

By Keith Anderson. What can the people of faith do about racism in America? ...

August 15, 2014

Preaching Reflections on Michael Brown and Ferguson

In light of this week's events in Ferguson, Missouri, several of our ON Scripture writers...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

More than Conquerors: Romans 8:26-39 and Disability

By Rev. Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors...

July 09, 2014

All in the Family (Genesis 25:19-34)

By Nyasha Junior. Student loan debt in America by the numbers. Irresponsible. Foolish. Impulsive. Recent...

June 2014

June 02, 2014

The First Multi-Media Blowup Moment (Acts 2:1-21)

By Dr. Karyn L. Wiseman How the story of the Nigerian girls came to the...

May 2014

May 26, 2014

Christian Suffering in a World of Suffering

By David A. Sánchez The recent focus on the kidnapped girls in Nigeria shines a...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

Go Ahead and Die Already (Luke 24:13-35)

By Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder The role of race in the imposition of the death penalty...

March 2014

March 17, 2014

Why You Ought to Leave the Church (John 4:5-42)

By Matthew L. Skinner Recently, a large wealthy church decided to break up with my...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

How to Be Perfect (Matthew 5:38-48)

By Eric D. Barreto There's more to this year's Olympics than sports. “Be perfect, therefore,...

February 10, 2014

A New Way of Being “Pro-Choice”

By Rev. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, Ph.D. Ella Baker chose her own path to effecting positive...

February 03, 2014

A Hard Word to Hear This Winter (Isaiah 58:1-9a)

By Barbara Lundblad Midnight Run distributes food, clothing, and toiletries to the homeless. his has...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Enjoy the Super Bowl; Be Suspicious of Its Values (Matthew 5:1-12)

By Matthew L. Skinner Eye-opening numbers about the Super Bowl…and how they stack up against...

January 13, 2014

An Unexpected Servant: The Leadership of Pope Francis (Isaiah 49:1-7)

By Lynn Huber Pope Francis signaled a new kind of Vatican leadership from the very...

January 06, 2014

Baptism, Righteousness, and the War on Poverty: A 2014 Epiphany (Matthew 3:13-17)

By Roger Nam Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "war on poverty...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

#firstcenturyproblems (Matthew 1:18-25)

The Rev. Keith Anderson Joseph's story of concern for his family echoes in the story...

December 02, 2013

Isaiah and the Politics of Utopian Thinking (Isaiah 11:1-10)

By Brennan Breed Here are a few faith leaders who took a stand and worked...

November 2013

November 04, 2013

Hearing Job: Vindicating the Traumatized (Job 19:23-27a)

By David G. Garber, Jr. The mother of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, who was killed almost...

October 2013

October 14, 2013

Beaten, Battered, and Burned Before I Am Helped  (Luke 18:1-8)

By Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder The images of her burned face are clear. Just yesterday the...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

The Modern Need for Lamentations (Lamentations 1:1-11)

By Kimberly D. Russaw Twenty first century readers of the Scriptures are likely uncomfortable with...

August 2013

August 16, 2013

From Egypt to South Africa, We Are Each Other’s Keepers

By James W. McCarty III Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected president of South Africa,...

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