Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 I went out and did some weeding yesterday. Having been away for a couple of weeks, I found that the tomatoes and the peppers, the cucumbers and the butternut squash were getting a bit crowded out by the weeds which threaten to overtake my vegetable gardens every year at about this time. …
The Sower Went Out to Sow …. Revisited
I have been on vacation for the last couple of weeks. While away I have done my best to take a mini Sabbath from writing. And so I offer below a reflection I shared several years ago on this week’s Gospel. I hope these words are a blessing to you as you “Dance with the …
We Played the Flute for You … Revisited
I am on vacation for the next couple of weeks. While I am away I intend to take a mini Sabbath from writing. And so I offer below a reflection I offered three years ago on this week’s Gospel. I hope these words are a blessing to you as you “Dance with the Word” this …
A Cup of Cold Water Revisited
As you open this post, I am in the midst of a long needed vacation. I pray that these summer months also provide you such a time apart for rest and renewal. These are challenging times we live and serve in and God’s gift of sabbath can be a great gift for us as we …
Thinking About Sparrows Today…
Matthew 10:24-39 “So do not be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.” Matthew 10: 31 I am thinking about sparrows today. About how many of them there are and yet how little I notice them until they stop for a meal at one of my feeders and I find myself wishing they …
8 Minutes, 46 Seconds: No Justice, No Peace
Matthew 9:35-10:23 “As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you…” (Matthew 10:13) These words from Matthew’s Gospel do not speak precisely to where my heart is today, but they come close. For throughout …
A Little Lower Than God… God’s Own Breath In Us
Psalm 8 “Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being…” Genesis 2:7 And so it is Holy Trinity Sunday — the one Sunday of the church year which is wholly devoted to exploring and celebrating …
All Together in One Place…
Acts 2:1-21 John 20:19-23 “When the day of Pentecost had come, the apostles were all together in one place…” (Acts 2:1) “Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ …
Glimpses of Jesus’ Intent for Us Even Now…
John 17:1-11 “Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one…” (John 17:11) I have had glimpses of Jesus’ hoped for unity among us in these last days. They have been fleeting and therefore, …
No Longer Orphaned: I Am Coming to You…
John 14:15-21 “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.” Orphaned. Or otherwise understood as ‘desolate’ or ‘abandoned.’ And while Jesus’ promise today is no doubt true, these days sometimes it feels like I’m still waiting. And oh, our sense of ‘abandonment’ happened suddenly this time, didn’t it? Not that we haven’t …