AUGUST 12, 2022 When the Gospel is Difficult Sometimes the words of scripture are easy on the ear. But other times they are more challenging. We can often gravitate towards things in life that are easier, that we prefer—and this temptation can also influence how we read the Bible. The words from Jesus in this Sunday’s Gospel might grate more on …

AUGUST 5, 2022 Do Not Be Afraid This Sunday, Jesus will remind us and his disciples in the Gospel of Luke: “Do not be afraid, little flock.” This is the song that God has been singing to humankind since the beginning of time. In Moses’ interaction with the burning bush? God says: “Do not be afraid.” As the angel visits the …

JULY 29, 2022 The Parable of the Rich Fool Thinking back over my time as an ordained minister, the world that has been my context has been filled with division, strife, wars and rumors of wars, famine, drought, fires (both physical and political), and…you know…a pandemic (remember fights in grocery stores over toilet paper in 2020, or mask mandates at …

JULY 22, 2022 Ask And You Shall Receive In our lives, it can be hard to ask for things – for help, for advice, or even for the material goods we need to survive – food, shelter, a raise. It can be hard to ask the people we are in relationship with for what we need – more clarity, a …

JULY 15, 2022 When God Says Yes to You The Gospel of Luke will tell us this Sunday that “Jesus entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.” (Luke 10:38) Martha, as far as we know, is either a widow or an old maid—the sad result either of a serious tragedy or a life that somehow had …