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 […]
How Shall We Pray?
For Sunday, July 24, 2016 – Luke 11:1-13 In these soul-wrenching days, does God hear our cries? With what words shall the “created” attempt to speak to the Creator? Can we risk saying aloud our longing, our loneliness, our indifference, our pain? Jesus’ friends have been listening, watching, noticing how he goes again and again to quiet places alone to pray. […]
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 […]
