- 5 days ago
A Reorientation (St. Francis of Assisi)
(Text: Luke 12.22-32) Jesus is calling us to a reorientation. A reorientation that, if we took it seriously enough, just might save this...
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- Aug 19
Best. Sabbath. Ever.
If ever there was a generation that needed sabbath, it just might be our generation. The gift of sabbath is one of the best gifts that...
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- Mar 19
Repent
I need to say a word about our second reading from first Corinthians this morning before we turn our attention to the gospel from Luke...
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- Dec 3, 2021
In the Wilderness
It matters how we begin. The gospel, the good news, begins in the wilderness. Great writers know that beginnings matter. Beginnings set...
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- Oct 16, 2020
Whose Image?
“Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” It is one of the most famous lines in...
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- Sep 25, 2020
Change Your Mind
“Even after you saw it, you did not change your minds.”
God wants us to change our minds.
And that’s a problem. Because we don’t like to
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- Dec 7, 2019
Pay Attention
“A gospel is a form of strategic story-telling that aims to change your life.”[i] Today we begin the gospel of Matthew. Are you ready to...
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- Aug 16, 2019
Out of Character?
“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? ...
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- Mar 22, 2019
Second Chances, with a Purpose
We like to think that the gospel we just read is about our questions. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why did Pilate murder...
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- Dec 10, 2018
Repentance (Advent 2)
My high school English teacher once told me that one of the secrets to great writing is to have a good opening sentence, because it sets...
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