So, if gospel means “good news,” how come we find more hard words in our reading from Luke this Sunday?!

Jesus is talking to the disciples as the journey toward Jerusalem and his passion, death, and resurrection.  He’s asking them to follow him.  This is his sales pitch?!  “…nowhere to lay his head.”  “…(Not) fit for the kingdom of God.”   Read More...
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“What is your name?”        

I walked past a man sitting on the sidewalk Monday.  He was sitting in sunshine in long scruffy sleeves and worn pants, reading on a blanket.  I don’t see a lot of homeless-looking folks in Green Valley. Read More...
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Sitting in a chair before the altar on Maundy Thursday for a foot washing.

It is an awkward grace which some of you know personally: sitting in a chair before the altar on Maundy Thursday for a foot washing.  There is an intimacy to the act which leads some to avoid it all together. Read More...
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In this week’s Gospel, we hear another story about Jesus of Nazareth raising a man from the dead.

This was His personal response to witnessing a mother’s grief at the loss of her only son.  Our first reaction, upon reading this story, was, “Awesome!  Now, why doesn’t he do that anymore? Read More...
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