Both Martha and Mary
For Sunday, July 17, 2016 – Luke 10:38-42 The story begins quite simply: “As they continue on their way, he enters a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomes Jesus into her home.” Martha is at the heart of this tale, welcoming Jesus and, we assume, his entire group. Through her actions, she expresses her gladness that such […]
First Love
For Sunday, July 10, 2016 – Luke 10:25-37 A brief exchange between a religious legal expert and Jesus is enough to hear again how simple and uncomplicated is God’s way. “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” the lawyer asks. We too hear people say that what matters most is to be saved—but […]
Be on the Way
For Sunday, July 3, 2016 – Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Jesus has “set his face toward Jerusalem,” where the ways of the world are at last confronted by God’s. Any secret quest for accomplishment and entitlement they might have had, any notion about how they might have performed better or used better strategy or weaponry to achieve God’s kingdom on earth, […]
Looking Forward
For Sunday, June 26, 2016 – Luke 9:51-62 Forward movement is one of the marks of discipleship. Whether or not we have been given detailed projections about the future, whether others will join us or turn away, help us or hinder us, the question is this: Will we keep following the one whose “face is set to go to Jerusalem,” […]
