4th Sunday of LentLuke 15:1-3, 11-32 There is something very special that is about to happen here this morning that is not a usual part of our normal Sunday Celebration of the Eucharist. Today we have five individuals who will be making a profession of faith and will be received into full communion with HolyContinueContinue reading “The Prodigal Son… isn’t the Point”
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A difficult calling indeed
Gospel of Luke 6:27-38 In today’s Gospel we are being called to examine ourselves, our behaviors, and our attitudes. We are being called to love those who don’t love us. We are being called to do good for those who consider us unworthy, to bless those who withhold their blessing from us, and to prayContinueContinue reading “A difficult calling indeed”
What should we do?
3rd Sunday of Advent Gospel of Luke 3:10-18 “What should we do?” A question that rings close to home, does it not? Considering our current social, geo-political, and religious environments I am wondering how often we, here in this sanctuary, have asked ourselves, and each other, that very same question, “what should we do?” ConsideringContinueContinue reading “What should we do?”
If there were a star pupil… it would have been Bartimaeus
For the past several weeks, in the Gospel of Mark, Jesus and his disciples have been on a journey to Jerusalem. Along the way, Jesus has taken opportunity of their time spent together, and of the people they encountered, to provide very specific instructions regarding discipleship. He started with, “Whoever wishes to come after meContinueContinue reading “If there were a star pupil… it would have been Bartimaeus”
A few years past my youngest son, who was in high school at the time, wanted to get a dog
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time Gospel of St. Mark 7:27-35 A few years past my youngest son, who was in high school at the time, wanted to get a dog. We had put down the dog of his childhood the previous winter and he wanted a new one. I was opposed to this idea, ofContinueContinue reading “A few years past my youngest son, who was in high school at the time, wanted to get a dog”
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