Thursday, July 30, 2009

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
Coming from North Carolina and growing up a Presbyterian there, I am very familiar with a beautiful place in the mountains known as Montrea...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
Reading the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), you get the impression that Jesus' reputation as a healer was what really drew i...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
I've always been envious (and also a bit suspicious) of those who seem to have a very clear sense of what God wants them to do, of God...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
There's an old saying that "there are no atheists in foxholes." I doubt that is completely true, but being in dire circumstan...
1 comment:
Sunday, July 26, 2009

Random Thoughts on a Non-preaching Sunday

›
I don't know why it struck me today, but with my mind freer to wander than usual for a Sunday morning, I found myself thinking about sum...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O LORD. For so...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
I've always been fascinated by the image of Jesus asleep on a cushion in the stern of a boat as a storm threatens to swamp it. (Mark...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
As a pastor I've had conversations with people whom seem to think that being a believer should somehow insulate them from the troubles o...
Monday, July 20, 2009

Sunday Sermon: "All God's Children: Problem Sons and Elder Brothers"

›
Love that embraces the most wayward and irresponsible; such is the love Jesus describes in his Parable of the Prodigal Son and his Brother ,...

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
In today's reading from Acts, the "rejection" of the gospel by some Jews spurs Paul to carry the good news to the Gentiles, ...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Sunday Sermon - "All God's Children: Problem Sons and Elder Brothers"

›
Love that embraces the most wayward and irresponsible; such is the love Jesus describes in his Parable of the Prodigal Son and his Brother ,...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Musings on the Daily Lectionary

›
There is a lot of conflict between Jesus and religious authorities in the gospels . It shows up in today's reading from Mark in the f...