It can be really annoying sometimes when a friend or family member comes to you and tells you, with love, about some of your character flaws and defects. You know…
In our scriptures for today we have the prophet Amos taking some blatant cheaters to task for taking advantage of the poor, which is absolutely in violation of God's revealed…
Jesus must have been a heck of a dinner guest. In this week's gospel lesson we read that he was dining with some Pharisees and just can't resist giving them…
As the summer rolls on, you may be getting some nice produce from your garden or from your neighbors' gardens. Maybe strangers are leaving piles of zucchini on your doorstep…
The parable of the Good Samaritan is well known even among those who know nothing of the Christian faith. We take a look at, as we have done many times…
Jesus was running up against a deadline and needed some extra help to get things back on track (well, maybe). He wanted 70 aides to work as advance teams as…
The lectionary passages for this week are about the choices we are called to make as disciples. Paul's letter to the Galatians includes this familiar passage in chapter 5 comparing…
The story of the man plagued by a legion of demons, while familiar to many, is filled with many subtleties and not a few unanswered questions. How did he come…
The Sunday after Pentecost is called Trinity Sunday. It's a day when we pay special attention to the doctrine of God as Three-In-One, One-In-Three. We use the traditional formula of…
Pentecost is the celebration of God's Spirit coming to empower the apostles and the Church to do the will of Christ. We mark the day this year, not merely as…