Endure
For Sunday, November 17, 2013 – Luke 21:5-19 Jesus speaks some hard news to his friends. He knows how much we like to lean on systems and structures. Despite their flaws, he knows we depend on them, look to them for reassurance. And he wants us to know: the security we get from our religious, familial and socio-political icons is going to be tested beyond […]
Praise for the Rich
For Sunday, November 3, 2013 – Luke 19:1-10 Jesus sings a new song, a song of praise for the generous rich. Having shown himself to be one who cares particularly for the poor and excluded, he now sings a song of salvation and inclusion not only for the down and out but also for the […]
Who We Are
For Sunday, October 27, 2013 – Luke 18:9-14 “God, thank you that I am not like other people!” Thank you, thank you that I don’t have their lousy jobs, their difficult families, their dysfunctional personalities (bless their hearts). Thank you for making me a little lower than the angels and a little higher than everyone […]
Don’t Lose Heart
For Sunday, October 20, 2013 – Luke 18:1-8 Driven by her passion for justice, a widow keeps going before a judge. The judge does not care much for her or her cause, but to get rid of her agrees to rule in her favor, “so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.” Jesus compares God to the […]
