Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! As we approach the unofficial end of summer with Labor Day weekend, the early arrival of pumpkin spice and Halloween decorations, school and all things associated with the academic year, I want to take a brief moment to invite us to remember a holiday associated …
A Word: Grace for All
And how Jesus challenges expectationsProper 16B | John 6:56-69 Reading this gospel passage this morning—it offers us kind of a gloomy, how’d-we-get-here vibe. Doesn’t it sound like a low point? When the mission doesn’t just seem hard, but kind of unpopular. Like the path they’re on can’t …
Eating, Together
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! This summer, I’ve made a big deal of eating. The way I’ve put it is “eat well, preferably together.” You might take this as me being a bit food-obsessed, but it is based on two related concepts that are central to Jesus’s teaching and ministry. Jesus eats with …
