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As people of the book, what is our relationship to books, literature, and ideas? 2 Chronicles 34:1-2, 14-16, 18-19, 29-31 (1-2) Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in the ways of hisContinue reading ““People of the Book” — September 25th, 2022”

You just will not believe what Jesus calls her. Now what do we do with that? Matthew 15:21-28 (NRSVUE)Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughterContinue reading ““Jesus and the Canaanite Woman” — September 4th, 2022”

Here are two biblical stories seldom, if ever, heard together. Together, though, they provide a better perspective about beauty. Imagine that. Luke 9:28-43 (NRSVUE)Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance ofContinue reading ““The Transfigured and the Disfigured” — September 11th, 2022”

Do you want to know the meaning of life? What its purpose is? I believe Jesus tells and shows us in today’s scripture. Luke 13:10-17 (NRSV) Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years.Continue reading ““How to change the picture of life?” – August 28th, 2022”

Where are we going? Proverbs 15:1 (NRSV) A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Very simply, how is your dash coming along? 1 Samuel 1:20, 25:1a (NRSV)In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him of the Lord.”Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him. They buried him at his home in Ramah.

This past year has taught me something important about grief and I want to share that with you. Mark 10:1-8 (NRSV)He left that place and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan. And crowds again gathered around him, and, as was his custom, he again taught them. Some, testing him, asked, “IsContinue reading ““My Journey With Grief – One Year Later” — July 17th, 2022”

As we observe the Sacrament of Baptism, let’s have the Beatitudes show us the way. Matthew 5:1-12 (NRSV) When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he began to speak and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is theContinue reading ““The Beatitudes and Tripp And Us” — July 10th, 2022”

We live in a society stretched between individual rights and collective solidarity. The letter to the Hebrews reminds us of the journey of faith that leads to a better country. Hebrews 11 8-16 (NRSV) By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as anContinue reading ““A Better Country” — July 3rd, 2022”

In the gospel of John, we discover that for his Pentecost experience, the disciples are fearful and behind locked doors. But Jesus comes among them and offers his peace – a wounded peace. John 20:19-23 (NRSVUE) When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked whereContinue reading ““Wounded Peace” — June 5th, 2022”