Learning to Love is the WorkProper 18A | Matthew 18:15-20 This week we leave Satan and dying Messiahs behind and jump into the middle of a teaching about dealing with sin. A teaching that is so prescriptive it feels like there’s got to be a catch. And there is. Just . . . well, let’s …
More Time on Exodus
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! I’m disappointed that the lectionary shortchanges the Exodus. We had the birth of Moses, the burning bush, then this week, we’re jumping to the Passover. This is hardly enough time to deal with the difficult truth at the heart of this story. That Genesis ends with …
A Word: To Listen For a Change
Relationship and Genuine FaithProper 17A | Matthew 16:21-28 In one of the most shocking moments in the gospels, Jesus turns to Peter, the one he just said was the rock, the cornerstone, the very foundation of the project to come, that Peter, and says “Get behind me, Satan!” And if …
