John 6:24-35 I heard this said a while back and it has stayed with me: When serving a meal, the host with the fewest material resources will ask if her guests have had enough to eat… That those who call themselves “middle class” will wonder about how the meal tasted… And that those on the high …
John 6:1-21 Several years ago I served on a bishop’s staff. It was early on the Friday morning of the first Synod Assembly he would preside over. For such gatherings one always wants things to go smoothly, but never more than the first one. The evening before we had been out to dinner with staff …
Ephesians 2:11-22 This is an old story, but it’s one I return to over and over again. I was new in a call and still a relatively new pastor. The congregation where I was pastor had been through a tough conflict before I arrived, but I was young enough and naive enough so that I …
Mark 6:14-29 There are no two ways about it. The story before us now is one that always turns my stomach. Not that I’ve ever been a huge fan of John the Baptist although it is likely I might have felt differently about him had I actually encountered him in his prime. Then perhaps his choice …