Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
-
Preparing for the next part of the lectionary, let’s double up on the backstory. So we can be less surprised than the disciples are.
-
The readings for Proper 6B again connect the trouble with kings with the matters of belief. It is an opportunity to see possibilities.
-
Jesus offers two teachings this week, beginning each with a familiar phrase “the kingdom is like” inviting his followers to look from different views.
-
We treat dreams as optional rather than vital and skepticism like something virtuous and real. This arrangement reinforces failure.
-
Before we find ourselves in the comfortable place of receiving parables on a Sunday morning, we have to see the context.
-
We struggle with talking about family because we have conflicting ideas about the idea, and more importantly, how we embody it.