Luke 9:28-43a You can’t blame Peter, not really. Who wouldn’t want to try to hold on to the wonder, the joy, the hope that he and James and John must have experienced on that mountaintop that day? To be bathed in all that light? To have all the pieces come together in that vision of …
Month: February 2019
Joseph and His Brothers: The Challenge and Gift of Forgiveness
Genesis 45:3-11, 15 I have always, always loved the story of Joseph and his brothers. I am not sure when this first came to be so, but I do remember this. I was in the 3rd or 4th grade when I was walking with a friend home from school. Now, I grew up in a …
“Blessed” Are the Poor…
Luke 6:17-26 This is a shallow example, I know, but it is where I am beginning as I stand still in Jesus’ preaching now. I spent ninety minutes a few days back in the dentist’s chair. I am being fitted for a crown, you see. I have had other crowns before. Normally the whole process …
Putting Myself in Simon’s Shoes and Getting Out of the Boat
Luke 5:1-11 It’s not about the fish, of course. It is about Simon’s willingness to follow Jesus’ direction, even though he surely knew a whole lot more about catching fish than Jesus did. It is about the abundance. It is about the response of those who pulled those breaking nets fish aboard their boats. Mostly, …