Matthew 10:24-39 On Friday afternoon I arrived at the wedding venue a little early and I found myself in conversation with the family friend who had come to do hair and make-up for the women and girls in the wedding party. Realizing I was a pastor, she made the connection between me and the recently …
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Thinking About Sparrows Today…
Matthew 10:24-39 “So do not be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.” Matthew 10: 31 I am thinking about sparrows today. About how many of them there are and yet how little I notice them until they stop for a meal at one of my feeders and I find myself wishing they …
A Disciple is Not Above the Teacher… Revisited
I am on vacation for the next couple of weeks. While I am away I intend to take a mini Sabbath from writing. And so I offer below a reflection I offered three years ago on this week’s Gospel. The stories I offer below are precious to me as are the names of the people …
A Disciple is Not Above the Teacher…
Matthew 10:24-39 “A disciple is not above the teacher…” It came to mind today as I was reading tender Father’s Day tributes on Facebook. It was as I was scrolling through the photographs that one had me standing still in memory. Perhaps it was no coincidence that I had remembered him out loud already once …