Sunday’s Coming
Do you want to be here? (Matthew 22:1-14; Philippians 4:1-9; 28A)
The king doesn't want just anyone at the wedding banquet.
Bounty to share (27A; Matthew 21:33-46)
Jesus knows exactly what he is doing.
Our complaint and God’s provision (Exodus 17:1-7; 26A)
The “promised land” is whatever is on the other side of this coronavirus.
No seniority (25A; Matthew 20:1-16)
As a culture, we don’t have much patience for the last.
First-century culture wars (24 A; Romans 14:1-12)
The issues are different, but the temptation is the same.
The law's aspirations (Romans 13:8-14; 23A)
Justice is complicated--even when it is the law of God.
Guilt that burns (22A; Romans 12:9-21)
Love one another: good. But burning coals on heads?
A stack of rough stones (21A; Matthew 16:13-20)
Imagine Jesus at the beach, building a cairn.
A stack of rough stones (12A; Matthew 16:13-20)
Imagine Jesus at the beach, building a cairn.
The beauty and dangers of identity (20A; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32)
A few reflections on this reading from Romans
Faith and fear at sea (Matthew 14:13-21; 19A)
A few reflections on this passage from Matthew
Freedom spaces (Matthew 14:13-21; 18A)
God wants God's people to be free.
Songs with dangerous choruses (Psalm 105:1-11; 17A)
Sometimes we can sing in perfected harmony, but there is still something disturbing about our song.
Surely, God is in Zoom worship (16A; Genesis 28:10-19a)
But that doesn't necessarily mean the sacraments belong there.
A reading that can be deadly (15A; Romans 8:1-11 )
This passage from Paul is one that has been used to inflict pain upon LGBTQ people.
What are we weary of? (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30)
Perhaps this verse has been lifted out of its context by design.
Questions our children ask (13A; Genesis 22:1-14)
Isaac has a voice.
United in death? (12A; Romans 6:1b-11)
Romans 6:3 is strange. A lot of pastors have it memorized.
Made right (11 A; Romans 5:1-8)
I fear we may reject the justification metaphor too quickly and understand it too shallowly.
Wondering the Trinity (Genesis 1:1-2:4a)
Let’s not pretend that God hid secret Jesus messages in the Hebrew Bible like Easter eggs.