21st Sunday after PentecostYear B Mark 10:17-31 When you were a child (or maybe an adult!), did you ever climb up a tree or go rock climbing only to find yourself stuck and unable to get back down to safety? I can recall a time when I went river rafting. It was high water season … Continue reading Clinging
19th Sunday after Pentecost Sept. 29, 2024Mark 9:38-50 I come from a family of salt lovers. So much so that I threatened to give my mother and sister a salt lick for Christmas one year so that they could just keep it by their place at the table for whenever they needed it because a … Continue reading We Are Salty!
14th Sunday after Pentecost Ephesians 6:10-20 Last Wednesday, we wrapped up the summer bible study on The Chosen series. In the episode we discussed that evening, the disciples are talking amongst themselves about what it was like to follow Jesus. It was still early in Jesus’ ministry yet some of the eagerness of the disciples … Continue reading Strange Armor
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
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
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
One must be born from the womb of God’s Spirit, too. Continue reading Water and Spirit
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
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
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
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