Join the Revelation
For Sunday, November 6, 2016 – Luke 20:27-38 Curiosity inspires people to come closer to Jesus. The depth of their motivation varies, but curiosity is a common element. Zacchaeus wonders who Jesus is and why people are drawn to him, so he comes closer. He opens his mind and ends up with far more than he could have imagined, a completely […]
Doing Our Faith
For Sunday, October 2, 2016 – Luke 17:5-10 Many are the ways we become trapped. Last week’s gospel lesson showed us the bondage of being separated from one another, not seeing, not reaching out or caring. Each time we walk past the needs of our neighbor or ignore the cries of our own diminished humanity, […]
The Bondage of Separation
For Sunday, September 25, 2016 – Luke 16:19-31 Without noticing, oh so subtly, we drift away. We step around each other, uncertain how to connect, not wanting to interfere, to bear responsibility, to navigate the uncertainties. We feel the chill of increasing distance, and snuggle up closer to our jobs, our worldwide web of acquaintances, […]
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. […]
