I know the parable is about walking away from the invitation and welcome of our God. Yet, I am convinced that this wedding banquet was message enough for those who…
We are the farmers who live in the vineyard of the Lord. And just as the rich man sent messages to the farmers, God continues to send his message to…
What Jesus opposed through the story of the father and the two sons was all forms of religion that stop at empty words. All forms of faithfulness that don’t move…
The problem we have with generosity is that we want to control it, manage it, and conform it to our vision of what and who is worthy of it. But…
The problem we have with generosity is that we want to control it, manage it, and conform it to our vision of what and who is worthy of it. But…
The beauty of the Good News is that when our own efforts fall short, God’s grace is beyond anything we could even imagine. There is no mathematical formula for grace.…
The beauty of the Good News is that when our own efforts fall short, God’s grace is beyond anything we could even imagine. There is no mathematical formula for grace.…
The gift of this multicultural church family, the ministries entrusted to us, and our very lives are all, at their heart, worship. And as Children of God, isn’t that our…
Jesus rebukes Peter so harshly in this week’s Gospel precisely because the temptation Peter holds out is so alluring, so deceptive, and so insidious: “You don’t have to do the hard thing.…
Jesus rebukes Peter so harshly in this week’s Gospel precisely because the temptation Peter holds out is so alluring, so deceptive, and so insidious: “You don’t have to do the hard thing.…