Year A – Proper 16 (21)
If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say— if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have […]
Read MoreYear A - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - (Proper 15}
Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they […]
Read MoreYear A - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 14
Always it seems that Jesus and his disciples were on the move. As an itinerant rabbi, Jesus was on the road with his twelve disciples. They were chosen and enrolled into an awesome travel study experience. One that literally had highs and lows, mountain tops and valleys. The trip reported in Matthew 14:22-33 began with […]
Read MoreYear A - Season after Pentecost - Proper 13
Our scripture today transports back to a special moment in the life and ministry of Jesus. Jesus not only taught and healed people, he fed them. He responded to their needs spiritually, emotionally and physically. His was a holistic ministry embracing the totality of life. Jesus was real and present. He connected with people in […]
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