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Street theater, physical resurrection

When we watch a play, we focus only on the stage. We do not think of the weeks of planning or the jumble of costumes

March 16, 2015

By the Spirit, guided to the truth

Is that a true story? Did it really happen that way? The film Selma celebrates the civil rights march at Selma, Ala., and the passage

Reta Halteman Finger

March 2, 2015

The stay-with-us Spirit

Our theme for March is the Holy Spirit as the pledge of God’s presence. For many of us, the terms “spirit” or “holy spirit” may

Reta Halteman Finger

February 16, 2015

Sheep and goats, prayer and chains

Matthew 25 is a familiar passage to most Christians. Such familiarity can lead, I fear, to a kind of spiritual laziness. When we think a

Meghan Florian

February 2, 2015

Feast or fast?

It seems appropriate that in the time between Christmas and Ash Wednesday our texts focus on feasting and fasting. During Advent we celebrated the liturgical

Meghan Florian

January 19, 2015

The high priest prays too

The author of Hebrews focuses on Christ as our high priest. His chosenness, the ways in which he is different, are at the forefront in

Meghan Florian

January 3, 2015

To breathe a prayer

After I read Luke 11:1-13, I lit a candle for Eric Garner and his family. It was the only way I knew how to pray

Meghan Florian

December 22, 2014

Wide-eyed for angels

I teach the preschool Sunday school class at Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship in North Carolina, and every year I am amazed by what they teach

Meghan Florian

December 8, 2014

Voice of Wisdom and Word

Hebrews opens with a contrast: God spoke in the past, but now God speaks in a new way. Even as the author of Hebrews draws

Meghan Florian

November 24, 2014

The healing river rises

Our quarter ends with three passages that articulate the prophetic hope for healing. All three are full of metaphorical images that defy explanation if taken

Ted Grimsrud

November 10, 2014

The new temple is you

The prophet Ezekiel shares in the sufferings of the Hebrew people in the generation after their devastating defeat at the hands of the ruthless Babylonian

Ted Grimsrud

October 27, 2014

Has God made a just world?

In our previous lesson we saw that even amid all his trauma Job remains steadfast. He continues to live in the light of his commitment

Ted Grimsrud

October 13, 2014

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