Luke 6:20-31 I know something of blessings and blessedness and after the last year I know some things I didn’t know before. Or at least I am more deeply aware of some things I never thought about enough before. Because you see last September we began a Year of Blessings at the congregation I now …
Month: October 2013
Slavery and Freedom
John 8:31-36 Most of the time I really do understand Jesus’ first listeners today when they proclaim for all the world to hear that they ‘have never been slaves to anyone.’ For even though it may be obvious to anyone else that they are a people who should know what slavery is: As those whose …
Who is the Persistent Widow?
Luke 18:1-8As for me, my dealings with judges have been limited. It is only twice that I have been required to sit in the witness stand or to stand before a judge and offer my experience or perspective on the matter before the court. Several other times I have found myself sitting in the gallery …
Between Samaria and Galilee
Luke 17:11-19 That land between Samaria and Galilee is where we find Jesus today. I can’t count the number of times I have preached the story of the healing of the lepers and always I have gone to the experience of the lepers — wondering at the one who was given eyes of faith and …