Jesus Heals

Flipping the Narrative

Year B Isaiah 35:4-7a Psalm 146 James 2:1-10, 14-17 Mark 7:24-37 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… I’m about to retire…   I’m about to make a transition…  cross a divide…  of sorts…  from one way of spending my time…   to another…  from one way of being a priest…  to another…  from one pattern...

Interruptions

We thank Pastor Polly for presiding again this week while Rev. Mike is on vacation. While her sermon is not available in written form, you can catch her sermon on the worship video on our Facebook page at: HERE , with the sermon beginning at about the 30 minute mark.

Use Words When Necessary

Year B Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147:1-12, 21c 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… There’s a saying attributed to St. Francis of Assisi… Preach the Gospel constantly… use words when necessary…  and the words in our passage from Isaiah resemble images…  some of which…  are like readings from the...

Taking Risks

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...

A Plate of Spaghetti

Year C Isaiah 65:1-9 Psalm 22:18-27 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… According to an article on the Bon Appetite website…  an “i” on the end of an Italian noun indicates that it’s plural…  while an “o” or an “a” indicates that it’s singular…  so fettucino is the word...