Is God’s love expansive or needy? by Lia Scholl Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 For Sunday, March 25, 2012: Year B—Lent 5 Abraham Joshua Heschel, in The Prophets, writes, “It was in love that God and Israel met.” Our passage today is a perfect example of the relentless and pursuing love of God. Or, as [...]

The Ninevites repent, but Jonah does not, what is the point of this story? by Russell Rathbun  Old Testament Reading: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 For Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012: Epiphany 3 Jonah is a good prophet.  It is not like he gets the word of the Lord wrong—he gets it right, he knows what is going [...]