Table Etiquette

September 1, 2019
Our Gospel Reading for today comes to us from The Gospel of Luke chapter 14, verse 1 and verses 7 through 14. It is the sabbath, and Jesus is in…

Unbinding On the Sabbath

August 25, 2019
Our Gospel Reading for today comes to us from The Gospel of Luke chapter 13 verses 10 through 17. Jesus is once again in the synagogue teaching on the Sabbath,…

Refiner’s Fire

August 18, 2019
For our gospel reading this morning we continue reading from Luke chapter 12. Much of this chapter has dealt with the coming of the Kingdom of God. We heard about…

Prepare… For Blessings

August 11, 2019
Our gospel reading this morning is Luke, chapter 12, verses 32 through 40, where Jesus uses a parable to warn against being unprepared. The lesson is about being ready for…

Discerning Abundance

August 4, 2019
In our gospel reading this morning Jesus is again approached by “someone in the crowd.” Instead of asking a question, this person has a request, but it sounds a bit…

Our Father…

July 28, 2019
This morning’s gospel reading is Luke, chapter 11, verse 1 through 13, where Jesus teaches his disciples to pray. The prayer we say each week comes mostly from Matthew, chapter…

Call Me Martha

July 21, 2019
Last Sunday, in our reading from Luke, a lawyer asked Jesus a question, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” When Jesus turned the question on the Lawyer, he…

Being Neighborly

July 14, 2019
In our gospel reading this morning Jesus is approached by a lawyer who, we are told, wants to test Jesus. The lawyer in this case would be an expert at…

Extreme Makeover

June 23, 2019
Our gospel reading this morning comes from Luke, chapter 8, verses 26 through 39. Jesus and the disciples have travelled by boat, across the Sea of Galilee, to a place…

One God in Three Persons

June 16, 2019
This is Trinity Sunday. The Sunday when Christians focus on the uniquely Christian doctrine of the Trinity. One God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. If you read…

The Re-Presenter

June 9, 2019
It’s the Day of Pentecost, or Pentecost Sunday, and our reading from Acts chapter 2 is the familiar story of the disciples of Jesus receiving the Holy Spirit. Often thought…

You Are Witnesses

June 2, 2019
Easter Sunday was six weeks ago. Since then we have been in the Easter Season, or Eastertide. Eastertide will conclude next Sunday on Pentecost. This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension…

Keep My Word

May 26, 2019
For our gospel reading this morning, we go back to hear part of the Final Discourse in John. Back to Maundy Thursday, when Jesus shared a meal with his disciples.…