Reflections for

Reign of Christ, Nov 24, 2013

In the World

The war logs and the reign of Christ

Nov 15, 2010 by Steve Thorngate

Reign of Christ Sunday is not the most approachable lectionary theme. Should the focus be on the reign or the one reigning? Should preachers assume each year that most people have no idea why the feast exists? Is there a case for just glossing over it, preaching on whatever suits you, and getting on with Advent?

Living by the Word

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Luke 1:68–79

Nov 11, 2010 by Mary Schertz

For the healing we need, we cannot do better than to rely on the ancient assurances of Zechariah's hymn. Written in a time of occupation and economic disarray that eclipses our own in its uncertainty, the hymn proclaims that we are indeed free, whatever our brokenness, to worship God without fear.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Blogging toward Sunday

Luke 23:33-43

Nov 19, 2007 by Michael Pasquerello III

The two aspirants to the governor’s mansion in my state ran a race that often sounded more like an old-fashioned prayer meeting than a political campaign. Both seem convinced that the key to victory lay in demonstrating that one was more Christian than the other.

Living by the Word

Holy hate

Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 23:33-43

Nov 13, 2007 by Michael A. King

They were no angels. Whatever else they did or didn’t do, or hoped to do, they hired strippers. Then prosecutor Mike Nifong charged them with rape, Duke University turned on the boys involved and the media feasted on what these white jocks gone wild had done.

Living by the Word

Super glue

Colossians 1:11-20

Nov 16, 2004 by Peter W. Marty

When I needed a childhood photograph for an upcoming staff retreat, I climbed up to the attic to forage among the boxes. There I found my earliest photo album, and in it a picture from my second year of life. Applesauce must have been on the menu that day. Whether it was the applesauce itself or the person feeding it to me one spoonful at a time, something led me to doze off. I fell asleep in the high chair and suddenly, “Click.” Instant photo-op. As a youngster, I used to think that was the funniest picture in the book.

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