preparing throughout this seasonAdvent 2C | Luke 3:1-6 “Every valley shall be filled,and every mountain and hill shall be made low,and the crooked shall be made straight,and the rough ways made smooth,and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’” Those are some beautiful words, aren’t …
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A Word: Love as One
The grace of living togetherProper 22B | Mark 10:2-16 We definitely have a spicy gospel today! Is this a three-pepper dish or four? There is some heat. Marriage, divorce—and Jesus’s hot take on both is something to behold, isn’t it? But first, let’s remind ourselves that Jesus …
A Word: Radiate Love
Sharing the liberating love of JesusProper 18B | Mark 7:24-37 This week we get a couple of stunning stories of grace that sound different from what came before. The evangelist we know as Mark is famous for his punchy prose, its sense of urgency and pace (everything is suddenly and then), but …