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December 2014

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 26, 2014

Release. Repair. Restore: Thoughts Beyond Ferguson Toward Racial Healing

By Jacqueline J. Lewis. A timeline of the events in Ferguson. I suppose if Ferguson...

November 24, 2014

It’s Time Again: Depression and the Holidays (Isaiah 64:1-9)

By Barbara Lundblad. Depression hits Americans hard during the holidays. What time is it? Don’t...

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 10, 2014

Should Christians be Afraid of Ebola or Climate Change or ISIS or…? (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)

By Eric D. Barreto. Teresa Ghilarducci on faith and economic inequality. Fear is in the...

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...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

All Saints’ Day: Facing Death (Matthew 5:1-12)

By Greg Carey. Bishop Kevin Farrell comments on giving shelter to potential Ebola victims....

October 20, 2014

Reformation Then and Now: Dismantling Walls Today (Psalm 46)

By Dirk G. Lange. November 9, 2014 will mark the 25th anniversary of the...

October 14, 2014

Whose Image is Stamped on Your Heart? (Matthew 22:15-22)

By Doug Mendenhall. People talk about how they give to those in need. Two...

October 06, 2014

What’s So “Domestic” About Violence? (Philippians 4:1-9)

By Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder. People share their opinions and experiences about a growing concern—bullying. I...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

What If the Earth Was God’s Vineyard? (Matthew 21:33-46)

By Shanell T. Smith. Faith groups join in the People's Climate March. ...

September 25, 2014

In Compassion and Sympathy: A Christian Response to Religious Violence

By Jacob D. Myers. Addressing the rise of religious violence and the role that...

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 15, 2014

Blessing Those Who Have Cursed Us (Jonah 3:10—4:11)

By Eric D. Barreto. Volunteers channel faith, compassion, and muscle into new homes for the...

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....

September 01, 2014

A Strange Summer Vacation (Romans 13:8-14)

By Barbara K. Lundblad. Five students from different faiths travel the world in pursuit of...

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 18, 2014

Sweaty Spirituality: Fighting Obesity with Paul (Romans 12:1-8)

By Jacob D. Myers Obesity is hitting the current generation of US children particularly hard....

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...

August 11, 2014

By Kimberly D. Russaw. People talk about how they give to those in need. Those...

August 04, 2014

Our Dysfunctional Families (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28)

By Rev. David Lewicki. People talk about their families and sibling relationships. Before I knew...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

Could Loaves and Fishes Change the Immigration Dilemma? (Matthew 14:13-21)

By Verity Jones. People react to the dramatic rise in unaccompanied children arriving illegally in...

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 14, 2014

Do You Know How to Two-Step?

By Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder. Fifty years later, poverty is still an issue in America. I...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

Slavery, Surrogacy, and Society: Making a Future in the Wilderness

By Anathea Portier-Young. Magdalene is a residential program that helps women who have survived lives...

June 09, 2014

Developing a Moral Vision for Climate Change: Overview of the Planet

By Ingrid Esther Lilly. Creatures "mentioned" in the Book of Genesis that are threatened by...

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...

May 19, 2014

Stand by Me: Memorial Day and the Healing of Souls

By Mary Hinkle Shore The Soul Repair Center was set up to focus on moral...

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