“Really, Jesus?”
August 5, 2024
In today’s Gospel reading from John 6:35, 41-51, “Jesus makes a lot of very bold claims about himself, but these promises about no longer hungering and no longer thirsting are some of the most impressive. No...
A47: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
October 9, 2023
“Over the past few years, all of us have had some experiences that affirm the fact life is unpredictable…With all the unpredictable things that happen in life, it’s a blessing to know where we have...
A45: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
September 25, 2023
“Today is World Communion Sunday, when Christians all over the world celebrate the Lord’s Supper — this great, big party to which God has invited all of us. Communion is being celebrated in every language...
C42: The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2022)
September 5, 2022
“‘I once was lost but now am found. Was blind but now I see.’ I can’t begin to count how many times I’ve sung these famous lines from John Newton’s “Amazing Grace.” I learned the...
C36: The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2022)
July 25, 2022
“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...