Matthew 15:21-28 The passage from Song of Songs comes to mind for me this week: Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. …
Tag: Pentecost 12A
The Keys of the Kingdom: Opening Doors and the Gift of God that Heals
Matthew 16:13-20 It was more than a decade ago now — the day the moving truck came and unloaded almost everything I owned at the home that is still mine. My mother had driven over to help direct the movers, ensuring, at least, that boxes and furniture got deposited in the right rooms. It had …
Taking Up My Cross and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Matthew 16:21-28 Truthfully, I was not sure at first just how these actually fit together: this business of taking up our cross and going after Jesus and pouring a bucket of ice water on your head. What I did recognize in myself is that as more and more people I knew were posting videos on Facebook …