Luke 8:26-39 This is one of those weeks when it feels a whole lot more like I am Wrestling instead of Dancing with the Word. Indeed, a friend of mine will be away from her congregation next week and she was unable to come up with a supply pastor. They’d looked ahead, you see. They knew …
Month: June 2013
Responding to Jesus: A Child’s Song, A Woman’s Gift
Luke 7:36-8:3 I sat half way back for my cousin’s funeral earlier this week. Normally, like many of you, I am up front, so it was a gift to experience this very different perspective. It was easier than I would have thought just to sit back and receive the gifts of the day. In fact, …
Funeral Interrupted
Luke 7:11-17 I have to say I have no parallels for the story before us now. Never in my life or ministry have I encountered such as this. I have been part of hundreds of funerals by now and while there are some which have perhaps proceeded not quite as expected, all of them have …