If Jeremiah sounds a bit paranoid, it is because everybody really is against him.
Epiphany | Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C)
Jeremiah 1:4-10 (Psalm 71:1-6); 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30
Jesus refuses at every turn to do something important, the things his neighbors thought he should do when he grew up.
If Jesus is with the other guy, how can he be with us?
It is the nature of a creature—or toy, or movie franchise—to outgrow its context and move on.
What’s up with Luke’s assertive Jesus?
The psalmist takes cover in God like a stranded hiker seeking refuge beneath an overturned tree.