Blessing for Whom?
For Sunday, January 31, 2016 – Luke 4:21-30 Back in his home synagogue, Jesus reads Isaiah’s familiar words: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, […]
Filled with Power
For Sunday, January 24, 2016 – Luke 4:14-21 When Jesus returns to Galilee, he is filled with the power of the Spirit. He does not claim to be filled with the power of the Spirit; he simply is. Sometimes we spend more time making claims about ourselves than just being ourselves. We can claim to be not enough […]
Imagine Us Beloved
For Sunday, January 10, 2016 – Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Imagine with me, if you will, a world in which vast numbers of people are hearing and beginning to integrate at heart and soul level that we, the same as Jesus, are God’s beloved. That we, too, are intended to hear the blessing Jesus heard at […]
Become the Light
For Sunday, January 3, 2016 – John 1:(1-9), 10-18 For John the best way to tell of God’s coming into this time and space realm is by means of poetry. In lieu of genealogy and anecdotes, he offers a filling feast of images. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, […]
