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Blessings and Woes—for Epiphany 6C
In the sermon on the plain, Jesus outlines a relationship to the Kin-dom that is based, not on virtue, but on our relationship to others.
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Blessing — it’s complicated, actually
How many of us conceive of blessing is predicated on an ancient prejudice. That we are good and deserving and others aren’t.
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Between Epiphany 5 + 6 (Year C)
After the calling of the disciples, we have a sequence of events that sets them up for deeper learning and understanding in Jesus.
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The true freedom of love
The modern understanding of evangelism is off. It is selfish and embraces our individualism while Jesus invites us into common love.
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This week’s question: the easy route or the truth?
This Week: Epiphany 5CGospel: Luke 5:1-11 The call stories in the synoptics are familiar for their common refrain: Jesus inviting them to come fish for people. It is a great line and one so recognizably inviting. We get the point, even when we aren’t professional fishermen. We can translate it pretty easily. Luke’s version has much…
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Good Enough — for Epiphany 5C
In the story of Jesus’s calling of the disciples, we see Jesus connect with someone he has already helped, showing him even more.
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Pressing — when Jesus plays hard to get
In the gospels, the crowds begin to press Jesus and become dangerous. We rarely contend with what this means for us, too.
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