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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 25, 2013

Can This World Be Saved? (Isaiah 2:1-5)

By Bryan Bibb Imagine that you are sailing on the Titanic, and you alone know...

November 18, 2013

The Death of Thanksgiving (Colossians 1:11-20)

By Henry G. Brinton As Thanksgiving approaches and commerce clashes with personal values, people talk...

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...

October 07, 2013

Studying the Law as We Study the Word (2 Timothy 2:8-15)

By Yolanda Smith As Americans nervously prepared for the implementation of the newest phase of...

September 2013

September 09, 2013

I Know What God Looks Like (Luke 15:1-10)

By Matthew L. Skinner Do you want to see what God is like? It just...

August 2013

August 12, 2013

The Ballad of Sour Grapes

By Greg Cuéllar Many of life’s memorable moments can be brought to mind just by hearing...

August 05, 2013

The Social Shape of Divine Generosity (Luke 12:32-40)

By Greg Carey It all sounds so… demanding. Sell your possessions and give to the...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

Colossians 3:1-11: It’s the Name on the Front of the Jersey that Matters

By David A. Sánchez I have always loved baseball. Growing up on the mean streets...

July 18, 2013

What Trayvon Teaches Us

By Rev. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, Ph.D. In the days following George Zimmerman’s acquittal, I have been...

July 02, 2013

Galatians 6: Fighting for Freedom

By Rev. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, Ph.D. “If you love somebody, set them free. Free. Free....

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Luke 9:51-62: Resistance Is Futile

By Rev. Dr. Karyn L. Wiseman In the Methodist tradition in which I was I...

June 11, 2013

Religious Liberty for the Rest of Us

By Anthony Hatcher The Puritans sailed to these shores 400 years ago seeking freedom of...

June 07, 2013

Women, Work, and the Word: Luke 7:11-17

By Eric D. Barreto A recent Pew poll revealed a significant shift in American families....

April 2013

April 11, 2013

Repairing Our Grief (John 21:1-19)

By Greg Carey My Uncle Norman fought in Europe during World War II. An artillery...

March 2013

March 21, 2013

The Liturgy of the Passion (Isaiah 50:4-9a)

Dr. Walter Brueggemann The voice that speaks in Isaiah 50:4 – 9a is the poet...

January 2013

January 03, 2013

The Hell of Parenting: A Study of 1 Samuel

By Jacob D. Myers Few narratives in the Hebrew Bible are more foreign to us...

December 2012

December 05, 2012

After the Chaos Ends: Jeremiah 33:14-16

By Amy Erickson Jeremiah’s promise of a future restoration for Israel and Judah centers on...

September 2012

September 21, 2012

Jesus’ Death and the Future of Violence: Mark 9:30-37

By Matthew L. Skinner If pondering Jesus’ crucifixion doesn’t make you uncomfortable, you probably aren’t...

July 2012

July 12, 2012

The Downfall of Giving Into Fear: Mark 6:14-29

By Rev. James M. Childs John the Baptist was convicted, convinced of his ordination to...

June 2012

June 07, 2012

What Makes a Family? (Mark 3:20-35)

By Matthew L. Skinner “Parents just don’t understand” might be an ever-present theme in popular...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

The Price of Being Prophetic: Isaiah 6.1–8; John 3.1–17

By Sze-kar Wan The recent escape of the well-known blind Chinese human rights lawyer Chen...

May 17, 2012

Psalm 1: Putting Evil in Its Place

By Dr. Amy Erickson Psalm 1 begins and ends in a way that puts a...

May 10, 2012

Acts 10: 44-48: Holy Calamity

By Rev. David Lewicki We were warned. In the second chapter of the Book of...

May 03, 2012

Acts 8:26-40: Castrating Our Customs

By Rev. Adam J. Copeland Some people call them “thin places,” locations where the gulf...

April 2012

April 05, 2012

Beyond Fear and Silence: Mark 16:1-8

By Barbara K. Lundblad This story leaves us wondering and longing for more. Mark’s Easter...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

Mark 14:1-15:47: What Jesus’ Death Tells Us About Ourselves

By Mathew Skinner The Trayvon Martin story is tragic for many reasons. We see one...

March 15, 2012

John 3:14-21: Bouncers and the “In” Crowd

By Rev. Margaret Aymer Who's in? Who's out? Groups that are trying to protect themselves...

March 01, 2012

Genesis 17:1-7, 5-16 and Mark 8:31-38: God the Game-Changer

ByMichael Cooper-White Among the horde of authors and consultants who address the elusive subject of...

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