An Unorganized Religion – Aug. 16, 2022
“As I have read the Gospels over the years, the belief has grown in me that Christ did not come to found an organized religion but came instead to found an unorganized one. He seems to have come to carry religion out of the temples into the fields and sheep pastures, onto the roadsides and […]
Pure Joy
This Sunday’s gospel story, often called The Parable of the Good Samaritan, tells us how to live well and be happy: “Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself.”* Obviously, sadly, there’s something most of us on this […]
A Life of Making Enemies – June 27, 2022
““Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth,” Jesus tells a shocked crowd. “I have not come to bring peace but a sword” (Matthew 10:34). The peacemaking Jesus intends for the disciples to invite conflict in every area of our lives. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus models this in a life […]
In What Will I Trust? – Apr. 15, 2022
“…into your hands I commend my spirit.” -Luke 23:46
