33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, RCL)
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Showing up for church when I don’t want to
When I show up, God shows up—although not always in the sermon.
Celebrating other possibilities (1 Samuel 1:4-20)
Not all who struggle with infertility have their prayers answered.
November 14, Ordinary 33B (1 Samuel 1:4–20)
What if we put children at the center of our policies and decisions?
Walking a labyrinth as I prepared for more chemo
I held ten stones. My friend held two more.
When hope gives up on magical results
Since my son’s accident, everything I understand about hope has changed.
by Debie Thomas
The end and The End (Mark 13:1-8; Daniel 12:1-3)
Jesus has the prophet’s double horizon in view.
by Brad Roth
November 18, Ordinary 33B (Mark 13:1-8; Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:11-25)
Sometimes we need a good old-fashioned swig of bracing disillusionment.
by Brad Roth
Do we live in apocalyptic times?
Even before my first cup of coffee, I often turn the radio on to check the weather report for the day: will I need an umbrella? Should I take an extra jacket? Looking around for my coffee cup, I barely hear the voice in the background: "The sun will be darkened; and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken."
Really? Maybe I should just go back to bed.
November 15, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mark 13:1-8
The unnamed disciple in Mark 13:1 would have been impressed not only by the temple’s splendor, but by what it represented: God’s presence with Israel. Jesus’ reply must have astounded him.
Boundary lines
Every time I read Psalm 16, I think about how an individual's life is in large measure the sum total of the influence of others.
Shame and everlasting contempt
On August 1, 2009, The Mobile Press-Register published an article written by Greg Garrison of the Religion News Service entitled, “Heaven? Sure. Hell? Not so much.” Shortly thereafter, a parishioner of ours brought in a copy for me and wondered aloud, “Why don’t we talk about hell any more?” It just so happened that the answer to his question appeared in the teaser quote right at the top of the article.
By Steve Pankey
Waiting in love, not anxiety
This Sunday’s texts from Daniel and Mark (and, perhaps, Hebrews) are quite apocalyptic in their outlook. This may lead most preachers to focus their attentions elsewhere—though post-election, many U.S. partisans may be feeling fairly apocalyptic themselves.
Sunday, November 18, 2012 (Daniel 12:1-3; Mark 13:1-8)
Apocalyptic visions generate fear. Fear needs its antidote: love.