Luke 10:38-42 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ If there is one complaint about God, that I hear often, it is that God does not seem to answer all of our prayers, sometimes important prayers. This concern is compounded by Jesus’ very Read more
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ After reading today’s Gospel, I couldn’t help but to think about our country’s immigrant/refugee situation. Right up front, I am aware that this is not a new problem; it goes back a number of administrations; our Read more
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Are there 70 of us here? How many did you count? It really doesn’t matter. I’m not Jesus and you are not first century Jesus followers, following a man that you saw with Read more
1 Kings 19:15-16,19-21, Luke 9:51-62 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ It just seems to be in us, a part of our DNA, that when we get turned away from a place or have our ideas ignored or turned down, no matter Read more
Isaiah 65:1-9, Luke 8:26-39 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ How many Cathedrals does it take to make a people religious? Cathy and I, with some friends, were privileged to travel around a section of Western France this month, including Paris. The Read more
John 17:20-26 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Jesus’ prayer, the one that I just read, is very pointed. Jesus was praying, not only for his Disciples, but also for other people, the likes of you and me, people who would Read more
Acts 16:9-15, John 5:1-9 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ There is something in the stories we read today, about the immediacy of the reactions of the sick man by the pool of Beth-za’tha and the Apostle Paul’s decision to go to Read more
Acts 9:36-43 He is risen! Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. It seems odd to me that we should read today the story of the healing of Tabitha (or Dorcus). The Gospel and the Epistle readings center on Jesus as the Good Read more
He is Risen! (He is risen indeed) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. exited Sometimes it takes a lot effort on the part of God/Jesus, to refocus someone, so that he/she will actually do what God wants him/her to do. Saul/Paul (as Read more
John 20:19-31 He is risen! (Alleluia) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ There are a lot of important passages in Scripture that we read throughout the year. Today’s Gospel is one such passage and hidden within the story of Jesus’ resurrection and Read more