Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 “After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.” (Luke 10:1) I can think of no other time when I have been more grateful to have partners in mission and ministry than I am …
Month: June 2016
Choices: “Letting the Dead Bury Their Own Dead”
Luke 9:51-62 “Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Given this coming Sunday’s Gospel, it strikes me that there is profound irony in the fact that for the first time in four years I am a day late in getting my post up because …
Nothing Left to Lose: The Woman with the Alabaster Jar and a High School Graduate
Luke 7:36-8:3 We hosted our community’s high school baccalaureate at our church this year. In recent years it has been held in the high school auditorium, but for reasons I have not heard they needed another venue this June. So when they called, we were glad to say ‘yes.’ And so it was on Wednesday …