self-awareness, faith, repentance and the Lord's Supper
In the past two weeks, I have had a number of conversations with colleagues and family about the Lord’s Table… not necessarily about who is…
1 Corinthians
Your Race, Your Game
When I was in middle school, my mom and dad invited me to try out as many different sports as I could. In 7th grade…
Clearing the Clutter
Look at what I’ve done for you today: I’ve placed in front of you Life and Good Death and Evil… I call Heaven and Earth…
Narrowing our Focus
This week, we continue our journey with the Corinthians. As we learn together from their mistakes, we can overcome some of the roadblocks and realities…
The Winners, The Losers, and The Foolish
A young rabbi found a serious problem in his new congregation. During the Friday service, half the congregation stood for the prayers and half remained…
Potential Energy
I must admit that growing up, I was a bit of a science nerd. What can you expect from the girl who wanted to be…
The Gift of Gentleness
What is meekness? Gentleness? The opposite of gentleness is seen in both of our readings today… First, from the book of Kings: 1. Elisha is a…
disconTENTment
In our gospel reading this morning, we come across some very angry folks in Jesus hometown of Nazareth. These are ordinary, run of the mill…