Radically Inclusive

May 19, 2019
In chapter 10 of Acts, Luke relates a long story about Peter going to Caesarea, to the home of a Roman centurion named Cornelius. Led there by God, Peter enters…

Breakfast with Jesus

May 12, 2019
Our gospel reading for today is John, chapter 21, verse 1 through 25; actually, the whole chapter. It begins, “After these things…” referring to the events on the first day…

Patience

May 5, 2019
Difficult times are not something we enjoy going through, in fact, we usually try to avoid even talking about them. When difficulty or trouble does come, the first thing we…

Commanded and Empowered

April 28, 2019
Last week was Easter Sunday, actually the first Sunday of the Season of Easter. Easter, as a season, lasts until Pentecost, which is not until June 9th this year. Between…

No Idle Tale

April 21, 2019
The gospel reading for this Easter Morning is Luke, chapter 24, verse 1 through 12. Similar to all the other gospel accounts of that morning, some women go to the…

Servant Love

April 18, 2019
The gospel reading this evening is from the Gospel of John, chapter 13, verses 1 through 17, and 31 through 35. This is the gospel reading every year for Maundy…

Great Expectations

April 14, 2019
It is Palm Sunday, so our gospel reading is the story of Jesus, and his disciples, entering Jerusalem; this year from the gospel of Luke. It is the end of…
Our gospel reading for this Fifth Sunday in Lent, is John, chapter 12, verses 1 through 8. This reading should sound familiar, because it is similar to passages in the…

On Being Prodigal

March 31, 2019
Our gospel reading for this Fourth Sunday in Lent, is Luke, chapter 15, verses 1 through 3, and 11 through 31. Last week, the message was to repent before it…
Our gospel reading for this Third Sunday in Lent, comes from Luke, chapter 13, verses 1 through 9. In chapter 12 of Luke’s gospel, Jesus has been teaching, sometimes to…

Jerusalem, Jerusalem

March 17, 2019
For our gospel reading for this Second Sunday in Lent, we hear from Luke, chapter 13, verses 31 through 35. We join Jesus on his way to Jerusalem, when he…

Temptation and Testing

March 10, 2019
For our gospel reading today, we go back in the chronology of Luke’s story. Our reading is after the baptism of Jesus, when he goes into the wilderness for forty…

While He Was Praying

March 3, 2019
Our gospel reading today is Luke, chapter 9, verses 28 through 36. This is Luke’s story of the Transfiguration of Jesus. When Jesus took Peter, John, and James up a…