The Fringe
You are wearing the fringe of Christ’s garment. Let the words of your mouth and the actions of your heart and hands be a part of healing the brokenness of this world. Continue reading The Fringe
Intrigue, Power, and Grace
The Gospel of Mark shares a powerful story of political intrigue, cowardice, and prophetic faith. The struggle between King Herod and John the Baptist reveals the contrast between earthly power and divine grace. Despite the rise and fall of empires, the eternal hope and promise of Jesus Christ prevails, offering strength and courage to confront injustice. Continue reading Intrigue, Power, and Grace
The Color Blue and the Kingdom of God
4th Sunday After PentecostJun 19, 2024Mark 4:26-34 In the movie Mask (1985), Rocky, whose face is deformed, tries to find a way to describe color to Diane, who is blind. How does one explain what blue is if you’ve never seen it? He comes up with an idea and uses a rock he put in … Continue reading The Color Blue and the Kingdom of God
Ancient Trolling
And the Tale of a Blue and Black Dress 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Jun 9, 2024Mark 3:20-35 About ten years ago, some of you may remember, there was a huge controversy on the internet over the color of a dress. Some saw a blue and black dress and others saw a white and gold dress. … Continue reading Ancient Trolling
Remember Why the Sabbath (and the Law) Matters
To paraphrase Pogo Possum from Walt Kelly’s old comic strip, “We have met the Pharisees, and they are us. Continue reading Remember Why the Sabbath (and the Law) Matters
Water and Spirit
One must be born from the womb of God’s Spirit, too. Continue reading Water and Spirit
The Church: Taste, Touch, Hear, Smell, and See God Today
For a generation that is struggling to understand what the church is for, may these sacred mysteries remind us to taste, touch, smell, and see God today, and not give up. Continue reading The Church: Taste, Touch, Hear, Smell, and See God Today
EDOT Pilgrimage to Greece: Corinth
Day 9– As we drove to the Peloponnese we went by the Corinth Canal, which connects the Ionian Sea with the Aegean Sea. Construction began in 67 BCE and was completed in 1893 BCE. Makes construction in Houston look not so bad. (Ignore the finger.) We frist toured the museum of the ancient city of … Continue reading EDOT Pilgrimage to Greece: Corinth
Abide
Easter 6, Year BJohn 15:9-17 How many of you have seen the classic movie, The Big Lebowski? Today’s gospel of course had me thinking about “the Dude.” Also known as Duder, or His Dudeness, or even El Duderino. For The Dude, there was only one way to go through life, and that was to remember … Continue reading Abide
EDOT Pilgrimage to Greece: Crete
Day 7: As a former art student and ancient art history geek, the visit to the site of Minoan palace in Knossos was a full on geeky delight. The Minoans were Europe’s first advanced civilization from 2700 to 1420 BCE before being overrun by the Mycenaean civilization from the mainland, but was initially settled in the neolithic … Continue reading EDOT Pilgrimage to Greece: Crete
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