Mark 12:38-44 Jeff Davidson Things were not going well. Not well at all. She was tired. She was worried. She was under a lot of stress. Some people age gracefully. Some people move from one part of life to the next with all of the ease and all of the beauty of the changing of…
Author: washingtoncitycob
1st BEST COMMANDMENT
Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Mark 12:28-34 Nathan Hosler 28 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30 you shall love the…
WHAT’S BOTHERING YOU?
Mark 10:46-52 James 5:13-20 Jeff Davidson At his blog “Just off the Map” (www.howieadan.com) Howie Adan writes about a time he was visiting in Spain and broke a molar. You know how when you break a tooth or have a filling done or something you keep running your tongue over it?Adan did that all night….
SERVANT, PRIEST, AND KING
Isaiah 53:4-12; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 Jennifer Hosler My paternal grandfather (my dad’s dad) was really interested in genealogy. I never asked exactly where this interest came from but through it, I learned some random historical facts about my dad’s side. Little nuggets of info such as, I apparently have a Quaker ancestor from somewhere…
JESUS, YOU’VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!
Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16 Micah Bales I don’t know about you, but for me, this is a part of the Bible that strikes home in an almost visceral way. When I read this, I know that God has found me out. He has uncovered a place of weakness and resistance in me. He has found a…
HERE, EAT THIS! – WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
Jesus as Food: a reflection 1 Corinthians 11:27-33 I grew up in Pennsylvania in a house that my parents built on a lot which was formerly part of the farm my Grandparents on my Hosler side used to farm. Now the connection to the actual farm was rather tenuous. My grandparents, Marlin and Mae Hosler,…
OBSTACLES
Mark 9:38-50 Jeff Davidson If I ever get a tattoo, which is doubtful, it’s going to say, “Be careful what you wish for.” I was reading a commentary on today’s Gospel reading from Mark by Amy Oden at a website called “The Working Preacher” (www.workingpreacher.org) and she had an idea that I thought would be…
Learning from Francis
Learning from Francis (Mark 9:30-37; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8) – Jennifer Hosler Who is the Greatest? First Reading: Skit on Mark 9:30-37 (paraphrase) [narrated, with 4 actors] Jesus is walking along a road with his disciples, traveling through the region of Galilee. Jesus has been doing ministry for a while and he knows what is going…
FAVORITED: REFLECTIONS ON THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS
James 2:1-17, Mark 7:24-37 Nathan Hosler The protests in Syria began while Jenn and I were doing peacebuilding work in Nigeria with the Church of the Brethren. Once a year we would come back to the United States so that Jenn’s permanent residency card stayed in good order. In June of 2011 we came home for…
RUTH THE FARMWORKER
Ruth 2:1-13 Katie Furrow This weekend marks the celebration of Labor Day. Admittedly, until just recently, I had no real knowledge on what the purpose of Labor Day is or why we celebrate it, so, like any good Millennial, I went to the Internet: According to the US Department of Labor, Labor Day “is a…
Washington City Church of the Brethren 