Current Tag: Jim Somerville

“Does it spark joy?” That’s what the star of “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” wants to know about our possessions, and Jesus might agree. In this Sunday’s Gospel lesson he breaks the news that one’s...
“A lot of churches these days are wondering how they can attract young adults. They think of them as the future of the church and they want their church to have a future,” begins Jim...
“On Easter Sunday someone usually says, ‘Christ is risen!’ and everyone else says, ‘Christ is risen indeed!’  But some people have a hard time with the Resurrection: they have a hard time believing it actually...
“It makes light of the temptation of Jesus, doesn’t it, to compare it to that feeling we have when the waiter asks us if we’d like to see a dessert menu? Yes, we’d like to...
“Advent is that time when we get ready for the coming of Christ, both his first and second coming. But honestly, is anyone still waiting for Christ to come back?” That’s the question that guides...
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