John 6:24-35 These days my Friday mornings are pretty much the same. I start the laundry. I get bread rising. And I clean spoiled food out of the refrigerator. Because food — or at least most any food you would want to eat — perishes. But, of course, it is not only the food we …
Month: July 2015
Jesus and the Feeding of the 5,000 and a Man Named Karl
John 6:1-21 To tell you the truth, I completely understand Philip’s response in this week’s story of the feeding of the crowd of 5000. It is a mountain of hunger standing before him, after all. And it’s not as though any one of Jesus’ close followers had with them the resources to begin to touch …
Jesus: Our Peace
Ephesians 2:11-22 I certainly can’t remember a time when differences didn’t divide. In fact, this truth has come to mind in a particular way this past week-end as I have watched my beloved Chicago Cubs fall once more to the Chicago White Sox. Fans from both teams may look alike, may work or worship or …
A Meal to Remember
Mark 6:14-29 Is there anyone out there who finds this week’s Gospel reading in any way life-giving? Truth be told, this week I thought hard about honing in on the prophet’s words about plumb lines and Amos’s call in Amos (Amos 7:7-15) or about our inheritance as God’s adopted children in Ephesians (Ephesians 1:3-14) instead. …