Reflections for

Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany

Isaiah 49:8-16a; Psalm 131; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34

Blogging Toward Sunday

What we buy and who we are

Matthew 6:24–34

Feb 21, 2011 by Susan Kendall

Money and what we do with it--this sounds like an even-handed way to determine ethical standards. But in these times of supposed transparency, I can't figure out how a nation like the United States keeps going when it has debt in numbers beyond anyone's ability to comprehend or even pronounce. How many zeros?

Living by the Word

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Matthew 6:24–34

Feb 15, 2011 by Susan Kendall

At 28, Scott Harrison asked himself, "What would the opposite of my life look like?" As a businessman in New York, he had all the signs of success. But after asking himself this question, he used his considerable gifts in marketing to establish the organization charity: water, which is dedicated to providing safe water for those who don't have access to it.

Living by the Word

The birds of the air

1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34

May 20, 2008 by Tom McGrath

My wife and I have found a great remedy for those times when life seems overwhelmingly stressful, our worries mount, and our inner resources seem depleted. We consider the birds of the air.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Beauty in balance

Matthew 6:24-34

May 19, 2008 by Nanette Sawyer

When Jesus talks about making wealth our “master,” sometimes he is speaking to the peasants who may not have bread to eat, and at other times he is speaking to the collaborators with the Roman Empire who are able to accumulate wealth for themselves. Somehow he addresses both groups simultaneously and leads them all toward the justice and peace of the kingdom of God.

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