By Erin Dufault-Hunter

• Shame, Scars, and Resurrection Hope by Erin Dufault-Hunter (4/26/2014)
  Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14 22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3–9 John 20:19–31 I have too many scars. Some of the most prominent are actually from small scratches. One on my arm is from rubbing carelessly against a branch doing yard work over a decade ago, causing a small but inch-long scrape along my forearm. But my body develops what is called keloid tissue, so that what for others would certainly not have even left a mark becomes an evident reminder of my chronic klutziness – and my body’s tendency to embarrassingly proclaim my history...
• Why Grace Doesn't Fit on a Bumpersticker by Erin Dufault-Hunter (2/15/2014)
  Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Psalm 119:1-8 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Matthew 5:21 – 37 “Christians aren’t perfect – just forgiven.” So the bumper sticker proclaims the good news, the gospel in a nutshell to those shackled by guilt over the slightest failure. Or, better yet, consider how this quip responds to those who enjoy reminding rather sorry Christians, such as myself, how we fall short. I can’t count how many times my own hot-headedness and quick tongue get the better of me. How many of you, like me, have been a jerk to another – especially a family member who may not be so “into”...
• Why I Need the Terrible Judgment of God by Erin Dufault-Hunter (10/25/2013)
    Proper 25: Year C Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; Luke 18:9-14; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 I knew what I was supposed to say. I was supposed to say, “Sure. Of course I will meet to work out our difficulties, listen to his complaints.” But the words stuck in my throat. You see, I knew that I was more in the right than he. In truth, I couldn’t see how I had done anything worthy of this person’s mean and petty actions. A mutual friend was offering to mediate between us. In our phone conversation, she noted how the other party felt...
• What Else is Money For? by Erin Dufault-Hunter (9/20/2013)
  Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 8:4-7 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Luke 16:1-13 A friend of mine was a missionary for many years in various parts of Asia. One Sunday while on furlough she told a story about one particular country in which she had worked. The government had forbidden Christians from assembling; indeed, no citizens could have more than one other guest at their apartment at any time to preserve “order.” In defiance of political authorities, believers surreptitiously sought to get around the law; they were determined to meet together for fellowship,...