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Today’s readings “Whoever has ears ought to hear.” Hearing is sometimes a difficult challenge for us. We have laundry lists of things we would like for God to hear. We can be real good at praying when it entails telling … Continued
Today’s readings Have you ever been sure of the Lord’s call in your life and it just terrified you? I have. And for those of us who have been in this position, we can perhaps understand Jonah’s reaction in today’s … Continued
Today’s readings Fear is a bad thing. Fear destroys discipleship. In the case of the gospel story today, fear kept the disciples from understanding. As well we know, Jesus was speaking to them about his passion and death, and they … 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 Christian disciples are called to go the extra mile. Sure, it’s easy enough to love those who love you, and to do good to those who do good to you, and to give expecting reward. How many of … Continued
Today’s readings Healing is a wonderful thing, and it is perhaps the greatest consolation we receive as believers in Christ. But healing isn’t just for us. Just as Simon’s mother-in-law got up from her fever, having been healed by the … Continued
Today’s readings The Israelites wandering in the desert would seem to have had the spiritual life easy. How could they possibly miss God’s presence? There was a cloud to lead them to the Lord by day, and fire by night. … Continued
Today’s readings The Bread of Life Discourse: an outline Bishop Kaffer used to say that every celebration of the Eucharist was a greater creative act than the creation of the universe. Now I think greater theological minds than mine would … Continued
Today’s readings “Can you drink the chalice of which I am going to drink?” What does that even mean for us? We know what Jesus’ chalice was like: it led him through sorrow, and abandonment, and ultimately to the cross. … Continued
Today’s readings One of the greatest obstacles to the Christian life is comparing ourselves to others. Because, and I’ll just say it, discipleship isn’t meant to be fair. At least not as we see fairness. The essence of discipleship is … Continued
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