Matthew 9:35-10:8 It’s my observation that we are not accustomed to thinking of much of anything as ‘plentiful,’ these days — at least in our collective life in the church. At least not in terms of the things we long for or believe ourselves to need. This came home to me this last Friday morning. …
Tag: Pentecost 3A
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 …