Year A Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm 69: 8-11, 18-20 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… I don’t know if it’s a Jewish thing… or just an expression some of my Jewish relatives used… but whenever you hoped for something good to happen… they would say… from...
Year A Exodus 19:2-8a Psalm 100 Romans 5:1-8 Matthew 9:35-10:8 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… Pastor Chris Glaser wrote that Jesus did not come to save you… or to ensure your financial prosperity… Jesus came to save the world… to help it prosper… and to implement God’s plan...
Year A Genesis 1:1-2:4a Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… Before we ever feel an earthquake… incomprehensible tension has already built up across ridge lines or tectonic plates… deep under ground… until the earth itself can no longer resist the tension… can...
When I came out –– when I was reborn –– I began a new life. A figurative weight was lifted off of my shoulders, and an ethereal weight off my mind and heart. There was even a conscious awareness that I was letting go of, giving over, handing over to Jesus what was more than...
Year A Numbers 11:24-30 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 7:37-39 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… This past Monday… on Memorial Day… George Floyd… a black man… was apprehended on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20.00 bill… to pay for cigarettes… when he was detained… by three...