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July 2016

July 11, 2016

Death, Injustice, and a Basket of Fruit (Amos 8:1-12)

By Melissa Browning. Things aren’t always what they seem. Like that time God sent Amos...

December 2015

December 14, 2015

Learning from Mary in Our Age of Endless War (Luke 1:39-55)

By Matthew L. Skinner. Author and activist Shane Claiborne champions a program that turn weapons...

December 13, 2015

The Challenge of Jonah Encountering Radicalization Through Radical Inclusion

By Frances Flannery. Since the Paris attacks, many in the U.S. have drawn deeper boundary...

November 2015

November 09, 2015

Veteran’s Day: War on Every Shore (Mark 13:1-8)

By Shively Smith. Faith communities are uniquely positioned to help military families and veterans. It...

November 02, 2015

Our Children Are Us (Psalm 127)

By Cari Jackson. The Alhambra Police Department in California created the Youth Diversion Program...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

When War Becomes a Way of Life (2 Samuel 11:1-15)

By Raj Nadella. Victor is one veteran struggling to support his family. It has been...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Reflections on the Charleston, SC Shooting

A vigil was held for the victims of the Charleston shooting in Union Square, NYC....

May 2015

May 01, 2015

Preaching Reflections on Freddie Gray and Baltimore

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

February 2015

February 16, 2015

ISIS, “American Sniper,” and Rainbows (Genesis 9:8-17)

By Greg Carey. Addressing the rise of religious violence and the role that faith leaders...

January 2015

January 19, 2015

Free Speech, Big Fish, and Calls from God (Jonah 3:1-5, 10)

By Karyn L. Wiseman. Facts about free speech around the world. The Charlie Hebdo massacre...

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...

October 2014

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 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 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 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...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

Sacrificing Our Sons and Daughters (Genesis 22:1-14)

By Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson. A veteran and military spouse speaks about the challenges facing...

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...

May 2014

May 05, 2014

How to Love Like a Mother (John 10:1-10)

By Anne Sutherland Howard How one mother who lost a child to gun violence tried...

March 2014

March 10, 2014

Dare to Sit With Suffering (Genesis 12:1-4)

By Melissa Browning People weigh in on the morality of aiding refugees and others suffering...

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,...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

Matthew 2:13 – 23: The Massacre of the Innocents and the Soul of the Warrior

By Coleman Baker Soldiers across millennia have had to take actions that violate basic human...

December 09, 2013

Happy Are Those Whose Help Is the God of Jesse (Psalm 146:5-10)

By Lisa Nichols Hickman Newtown's Rev. Matthew Crebbin reflects on the anxiety about the anniversary...

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 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...

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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