Lent 3, Year B 2024 How many of you remember the Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson? (Some of you may only know it as a Disney film.) The king has been tricked into believing that he has a magic outfit that can only be seen by intelligent people. When he walks down the … Continue reading Holy Foolishness
Lent 2, Year B 2024 I Have Decided to Follow Jesus That is a catchy little song that most of us know. We’ve decided to follow Jesus and there is no turning back. But when we sing that song, do we stop to think about what it means to follow Jesus? And no turning back? … Continue reading Cross & Suffering
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany You may remember that last week Jesus and the disciples were in the synagogue and Jesus was amazing everyone present with his teaching and liberated a man from an unclean spirit. Now a lot of us may be tempted to linger and bask in the accolades and applause, but Jesus … Continue reading To Step Away from the Fray
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B Photo AMI Travel In our Gospel reading today, Jesus, and presumably the four fishermen that he had just collected, came to Capernaum where Jesus set up the home base for his ministry. And when the sabbath arrived, Jesus entered the synagogue and began to teach. Now the way … Continue reading Fatal Attraction
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