Year B - Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 25 (30) October 28, 2018
Blind and begging by the roadside Bartimaeus cries out in a desperate voice, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Like blind Bart we could all use a little “mercy now.” Several years ago, I heard a singer with a checkered past by the name of Mary Gauthier from Louisiana. Her songs are haunting […]
Read MoreYear: B Day: Proper 24 (29) October 21, 2018
The setting was a Sunday school at the church where my wife and I attended. It was a class filled with mostly young couples. I had finished seminary the previous year and was now involved in my first full time ministry position as a campus minister. The teacher of our class posed the question to […]
Read MoreYear B: Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 23 (28)
A man with many possessions throws himself at the feet of Jesus. Maybe he was following this popular young Jesus because inside his heart he realized that there must be more to life and was searching for deeper meaning. Or, could he have been one of those who had life by the tail and wanted […]
Read MoreLectionary Year B - Proper 25 (30) – 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Blind and begging by the roadside Bartimaeus cries out in a desperate voice, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Like blind Bart we could all use a little “mercy now.” Several years ago I heard a singer with a checkered past by the name of Mary Gauthier from Louisiana. Her songs are haunting […]
Read MoreLectionary Year B - Proper 24 (29) – 21st Sunday after Pentecost
The setting was a Sunday school at the church where my wife and I attended. It was a class filled with mostly young couples. I had finished seminary the previous year and was now involved in my first full time ministry position as a campus minister. The teacher of our class posed the question to […]
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