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Today’s readings Today’s gospel reading is a rather heartbreaking story, to be honest. The rich young man is obviously a follower of the law and a religious man, because he is able to talk to Jesus about his observance of … Continued
Today’s readings I love that Jesus uses that phrase “the finger of God.” If things are done by “the finger of God,” it shows a God who is active in our world and interested in our well-being. It can be hard, sometimes, … Continued
Today’s readings Try as we might for perfection in our journey of faith, we all of us stumble and fall sometimes. That’s just the way, unfortunately, it is in this fallen world. But that being the case, we have in … Continued
Today’s readings If you’ve been to any number of Church weddings, you have probably heard today’s first reading, and part of the Gospel proclaimed. Obviously we usually leave out the part about divorce, but these readings are quite popular for … Continued
Today’s readings Would that all the people of the LORD were prophets! Would that the LORD might bestow his spirit on them all! When we think about prophets and prophecy, I think our minds always take us to ancient days. … Continued
Today’s readings We’ve all heard this gospel parable about the sower and the seeds dozens of times. We know, then, that the seeds are the Word of God: not just some words, but Word with a capital “W,” which is … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s readings are a kind of blueprint for the life of the disciple. We see that those who surrounded Jesus as his core group were but a few selected people. We have the Twelve, of course, but also … Continued
Today’s readings In a lot of ways, this is a strange feast we are celebrating today. Think about it. This is the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which in Jesus’ day would have been as big an oxymoron as one … Continued
Today’s readings I think, as a pastor, the issue I wrestle with most is the suffering that is out there. People come to me in their suffering, and that is a great privilege, a holy space. The father in me … Continued
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