A New Kind of Community
Luke 16:1-13 Jesus continues his advanced curriculum of “hard teachings” that do not align easily with commonly held wisdom. His teachings say we must be ready to hate some whom we have loved the most; we will fight, not with weapons, but a cross; we will risk losing all we have safely gathered to search for one precious part that gets away. […]
Finding the Joy
For Sunday, September 11, 2016 – Luke 15:1-10 – Luke 15:1-10 Having just squeezed through the narrow gate of suddenly losing my mom, the heart of our family, the power strip who kept the rest of us plugged in and connected, it was quite challenging to hear Jesus say in last Sunday’s gospel passage that if we come to him and […]
A Resurrection Feast
Luke 14:1, 7-14 One of the religious leaders invites Jesus to a Sabbath meal, and everyone watches him closely. Jesus brings an aura of mystery and curiosity wherever he goes. What will he say or do? How might the whole group end up being challenged and changed? The air is charged with anticipation, and likely sprinkled with some degree […]
Bent Over or Free
For Sunday, August 21, 2016 – Luke 13:10-17 While Jesus teaches in one of the synagogues, a woman appears “with a spirit that has crippled her for eighteen years.” For eighteen long years she has been “bent over and quite unable to stand up straight.” What kind of spirit has so much capacity to alter […]
