Pentecost 15A/Proper 19 Exodus 14:19-31 Psalm 141 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. I’ve told this story before, but I’m telling it again because I will always tell this story. I am a lover of religious kitsch, as you may know…
Pentecost 14A/Proper 18 Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Reconciliation is one of the primary tasks of the Christian church. It is one of the core practices that Jesus invited his followers into, and today’s reading from…
Pentecost 10A/Proper 14 Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b,br>Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Our gospel reading today gives us one revelation after another about Jesus’ identity – and our own as followers of him as well. Immediately following the…
All music printed with permission: CCLI #1139651 copyright, CCLI #20489248 streaming. A printable bulletin can be found here. Pentecost 9A/Proper 13 Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 17:1-7, 16 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 …
Pentecost 8A/Proper 12 Genesis 29:15-28 Psalm 105:1-11, 45b Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. If you’re anything like me then your…
Pentecost 7A/Proper 11 Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. We call today’s Gospel reading ‘The Parable of the Sower,’ even though the part most of us tend to focus on is the different kinds of soil. Paying attention to the soil is an easy leap for reflecting about…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. After these things… So begins our reading from Genesis today, a story that is both famous and infamous – compelling and horrifying: the so-called “Binding of Isaac” or “The Command to Sacrifice Isaac.” [1] It is the culmination of…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. We are now settling into Ordinary Time – the long season after Pentecost. It’s called ordinary not because it is typical – rather, it comes from the word “ordinal,” meaning “related to a series.” From now until November…