Year A Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… We all know the story of Jacob and Esau… that as the firstborn son… Esau would have inherited two-thirds of Isaac’s estate… but he sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew and...
Year A Genesis 12:1-9 Psalm 33:1-12 Romans 4:13-25 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Raise your hand if you consider yourself to be a risk taker… no wait… stop… don’t just… yet… maybe it would help to define the kinds of risks I’m talking about… what about speeding up instead...
Year A Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:7-18 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… From today’s Psalm… Blessed be God… who has not rejected my prayer… and whose love has not been withheld from me… We live lives of holding on and letting go… sometimes the letting go is easy...
Year A Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… In the very first line of this morning’s Gospel… Jesus says… Do not let your hearts be troubled… but many of our hearts have been troubled… and not just only this morning… for some of...
Year A Acts 2:14a,22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Some people think… that when someone is ordained… they become theologically certain about all things… but for me… I’ve become more willing to wrestle with some kinds of uncertainty… I’m more willing to let the wind...