Faith

Reformation Sunday

Year C Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 46 Romans 3:19-28 John 8:31-36May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Honey bees live together in large…  well-organized family groups…  they are social insects…  not solitary ones…  and because of that…  they engage in a variety of specialized tasks not practiced by the thousands of the solitary ones…  complex...

Saints and Sinners Both

Year C Sirach 35:12-17 Psalm 84:1-6 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 Luke 18:9-14 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… The Book of Sirach was written during the four-hundred-or-so year period…  after the last book of the Jewish Testament… Malachi…  was written…  and before the first book of the Christian Testament…  1 Thessalonians…  was written…  which...

Faith is But the Beginning

Year C 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c Psalm 111 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… We talked last week…  about how faith…  even the size of a mustard seed…  is enough… because our lives…  our work…  our challenges…  our successes…  our formation…  and maybe especially our growth into boundlessness… ...

Mustard Seed Faith

Year C Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Psalm 37:1-10 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Every year…  on the first Sunday in October…  Christians around the globe celebrate World Communion Sunday…  which is a day to remember that Jesus is the Head of the Church…  and on this day…  people draw...

Everything for Nothing

Year C Genesis 15:1-6 Psalm 33:12-22 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… We’re all familiar with giving children an allowance…  some mad money…  that they can use to buy…  depending on their ages…  some candy…  or maybe save up for a more costly video game…  an allowance…  perhaps...