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Animal “rights?”
My colleague, Tim Saleska, put me on to an op-ed in the New York Times regarding a ballot initiative that was passed by Californians to ban certain factory farm practices. In particular,…
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The Vanguard of the New Creation
Sometimes I wonder if we conservative Christians have become what might be called second and third article Christians (that is we care only about the second & third articles of the Nicene…
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The Resurrection of our Lord · Mark 16:1-8 · April 12, 2009
By Robert Kolb Introductory thoughts: These women appear to be bewildered, to be sure, and somewhat befuddled and bungling. They apparently had just not thought of how they would get to the…
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Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion · Mark 15:1-47 · April 5, 2009
By Travis J. Scholl As seems the case every time we encounter a pericope from the Gospel of Mark, we can start by noticing what is not there. The “Palm Sunday” in…
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Lent 5 · Mark 10: (32-34) 35-45 · March 29, 2009
By David R. Maxwell The Slave of All The Passion Prediction (Mark 10:32-34) This is the third time Jesus predicts his death and resurrection in Mark. The first time, Peter takes him…
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Lent 4 · John 3:14-21 · March 22, 2009
By Robert Rosin Although the reading begins with verse 14, the context from the start of the chapter is helpful. Nicodemus, a learned man, an expert in the law, and a leader…
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Lent 3 · John 2:13-22 · March 15, 2009
By Joel D. Biermann Thoughts from the Text The number of midweek Lenten series with at least one Wednesday devoted to a meditation on the scourge is probably beyond number. “Jesus and…
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Lent 2 · Mark 8:27-38 · March 8, 2009
By Travis J. Scholl This second Gospel reading in the season of Lent begins with a significant geographic border-crossing. Jesus has left the friendlier confines of Galilee, heading north to Caesarea Philippi.…
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Lent 1 · Mark 1:9-15 · March 1, 2009
By Travis J. Scholl This is the second time in this liturgical year we have encountered Mark’s account of Jesus’ baptism by John. The first was on the Baptism of our Lord,…
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