Tag: Luke 9:28-43a

  • What we tend to do when life gets complicated

    What we tend to do when life gets complicated

    It is easy, in the midst of confusion to not know who to listen to, so we can stop listening to anybody, including the one we need to hear.

  • We need something beyond humility

    We need something beyond humility

    A tension in the Transfiguration event is how Jesus responds afterward — in decrying to the people’s faithlessness.

  • In their confusion, a voice — for Epiphany Last C

    In their confusion, a voice — for Epiphany Last C

    The Transfiguration is a big, bold event, full of bombast, but present are disciples who are confused and frustrated. Much like we are.

  • Not the Mountain

    Not the Mountain

    The story of our failure reveals the opportunity for connection: that the point is not to seek the mountain, but each other.

  • When Jesus’s words sting

    After the Transfiguration, Jesus has what appears to be an outburst of frustration. But is it? Maybe they are more revealing than that.

  • A Love Superpower

    A Love Superpower

    The Transfiguration is the showstopper. But what happens when Jesus comes down the mountain reminds us what Jesus is really doing.