Does the gospel ever really get through our heads? by Debbie Blue Gospel Reading: Luke 17: 5-10 For Sunday, October 3, 2010: Year C—Ordinary 27 To say that the disciples have thick heads is hardly adequate. Often the disciples behave so oddly in the midst of a narrative that it seems nearly comic (or tragicomic). [...]

How Does the Empire Fall? by Debbie Blue Psalm Reading: Psalm 137 For Sunday, October 3, 2010: Year C—Ordinary 27 There’s a lot to be said for composure, self-control, and detachment. But somehow I’d rather hear about it from Buddhists than Scandinavian Lutherans. And though I wouldn’t mind if Miles Davis told me to be [...]