15th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 20, Year CLuke 16:1-13Sept. 21, 2025 If this morning’s Gospel reading left you scratching your head, you can take comfort in the head scratching of many a preacher and scholar throughout history. Rather than take you through a class on Greek, ancient culture, and Roman social structure, let’s just say … Continue reading The Pivot
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C Proper 19 Sept. 14, 2025 Luke 15:1-10 Today is what we might call “grumbling and rejoicing” Sunday or “Lost and Found” Sunday. Kind of like the way Marty hides a Yeti in our weekly newsletter–prompting us to look for the lost! I will say that some among us clearly … Continue reading Grumblers and Rejoicers
13th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 18, Year C Sept. 7, 2025 Well, my first thought upon reading today’s Gospel was that Jesus really could have used a PR manager. If he was hoping to recruit disciples and rally the crowd to his cause, turning to a large gathering of people whose culture was rooted in … Continue reading Discipleship–Risky Business
8th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 13August 3, 2025Luke 12:13-21 I have said many, many times, there is a song for everything. If you’ve been around me long enough, you’ve probably already discovered that I will burst into song in the middle of a conversation about any given topic. Today’s Gospel reading has had me singing … Continue reading Bigger Barns and Mountains of Things
7th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 12 July 27, 2025 Luke 11:1-13 How many of you like Dr. Pepper? I mean, we’re Texans. It’s a requirement to like Dr. Pepper and HEB, isn’t it? So suppose you really want a Dr. Pepper. You’ve been out in the Texas heat and you want, you may be tempted … Continue reading What Is Prayer?
5th Sunday after Pentecost Jul 13, 2025 Luke 10: 25-37 We all love a good story, don’t we? And today’s Gospel contains a story most of us have heard many times. So popular that even non-Christians have heard of it. Google Good Samaritan and you might find a reference to the Bible verse, but also … Continue reading Go and Do Likewise
4th Sunday after Pentecost Jul 6, 2025 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 When I worked for Compassion International, God turned my understanding of mission and hospitality upside down. Shook the “white savior” notions out of me in profound ways. Everywhere I went, in the world and in the US, many of the poor had a dependence on … Continue reading Instruments of Peace
And may God bless you
with enough foolishness
to believe that you can
make a difference in the world, Continue reading Virtues and Vices
Trinity Sunday, Year C June 15, 2025 Today is known and celebrated in many Christian denominations as Trinity Sunday. Happy three-in-one and one-in-three Day! Now, in our household of a biblical writer, a liturgist, and a priest, how to define the Trinity is a common discussion at the dinner table–only to be resolved with, “I … Continue reading Sacred Three
An artist’s depiction of a scene from the Pentecost appears in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Pentecost Year CJun 8, 2025Acts 2:1-21 In case you were wondering what all the red is about, today is Pentecost, known in the Christian tradition as the beginning of the church. So it only makes sense for me … Continue reading Pentecost
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