13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, RCL)
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A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
Mercy Amba Oduyoye and her Circle
The Ghanaian theologian has long insisted that the experiences of African women are the experiences of the church.
Faith comes by hand
Throughout scripture, human bodies are not an obstacle to righteousness; they are its location.
Paul’s call for mutual aid (13B) (2 Corinthians 8:7-15)
We all have needs—and abundance.
June 27, Ordinary 13B (2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27)
When David praises Saul and Jonathan, is he acting out of expediency, faithfulness, or both?
The wall my daughter can’t get past
I’ve stopped trying to climb over it or knock it down. Now I just sit there.
by Debie Thomas
Women of the Bible say #MeToo
Read Tamar or Dinah's story with your church. Listen together for their cries.
Justice for our children is next (Mark 5:21-43)
Jairus knows the weight of justice delayed as justice denied. But he keeps moving.
July 1, Ordinary 13B (Mark 5:21-43)
The woman's presence in a crowd is an act of civil disobedience.
Is the Reformation over? Yes and no.
Until Christians can all share the Lord’s Supper, the rift continues. But there is no denying how massively the ground has shifted.
A story of two leaky bodies
In Mark 5, a hemorrhaging woman meets a permeable savior.
by Julie Morris
2 Samuel by Robert Barron
Robert Barron’s grasp of the complex development of David’s character in 2 Samuel is unsurpassed. And his references to history and literature are more than adornment.
reviewed by James C. Howell
Important vs. urgent
Not everything urgent is important. The difficulty is distinguishing between the two. In ministry, people's pressing needs seldom come before us in neat, conveniently timed packages. Instead, the minister is bombarded with legitimate requests and pleas from every side.
June 28, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mark 5:21-43
Two people in great distress do what a third, the Gerasene demoniac, has already done: they interrupt and rearrange Jesus’ day.
Sunday, January 25, 2015: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Paul isn’t asking us to avoid the world. But if the form of the world is passing away, the everyday is becoming a step into promise.
by Brian Bantum
Displacement and fear
As wildfires raged nearby, the lectionary readings spoke to the uncertainty and fear of being displaced.