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…
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…
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.…
The yoke of Jesus is a lifelong learning process, but this learning does not produce fatigue, but rest for our souls. Jesus is not taking away any yoke, but rather…
The yoke of Jesus is a lifelong learning process, but this learning does not produce fatigue, but rest for our souls. Jesus is not taking away any yoke, but rather…
When we allow others to do things for us, we allow them to express God’s love for us. Sometimes our pride prevents us from being humble enough for us to…
"I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Imagine what it be like if we allowed Jesus to disturb us, to unmake us – to divide us? What…
In a world that can be hard and scary sometimes, it is tempting to think of the church as a hideout, the place where those of us who know the…