The Peace of Division
For Sunday, August 14, 2016 – Luke 12:49-56 No doubt about it, Jesus’ teachings can be difficult. Maybe he wants to shake us from the complacency of a quiet discipleship and the comfortable rhythms we come to enjoy. Maybe he sees how we tend to choose cozy companions and soft, safe prayers, so sometimes, instead […]
Be Not Afraid
For Sunday, August 7, 2016 – Luke 12:32-40 Last Saturday our community celebrated the life of Mary Campbell Cosby, co-founder of the Church of the Saviour. She had dedicated her life, from early childhood, to the pursuit of God’s realm “on earth as it is in heaven.” She believed that realm was possible because she […]
What Kind of Relationship?
For Sunday, September 4, 2016 – Luke 14:25-33 Wherever Jesus goes, large numbers of people follow him. Are they drawn by the charisma of his personality, the hope of God’s blessing and healing, a desire for adventure in their otherwise bleak lives? Maybe they crave a brush with greatness, to be able to boast that they are close to someone who might be the […]
All Kinds of Greed
For Sunday, July 31, 2016 – Luke 12:13-21 Hardly anything arouses as much angst for us as sensing that we are not getting our fair share. Luke says a voice from the crowd, maybe it is the classic voice of Everyman, calls out to Jesus: “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with […]
