Epiphany 4B 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 I heard a story once about a group of missionaries living in Africa who had decided to set up a game of croquet in their front yard. Several of their neighbors who were people of the local tribes were very interested in the game and wanted to learn to play.…
Matthew 18:21-35 Pentecost 13A Once upon a time. Jesus is telling parables again today. It’s a good idea, too, since a lot of what Jesus has to say today is difficult for us to hear. Coating it in a nice story might make it easier to swallow. It is made all the more difficult to…
Matthew 18 In the beginning, God created. God spoke and it was so. He made all that is. He made the human; made the human community. Made us. And when we fell, he caught us and placed us carefully in a new place so that we could, with his help, learn a new life. God…
Pentecost 10A August 21 2011 Matthew 16:13-20 Who do you say I am? Simple enough question, right? But sometimes not so simple either. The simple answer is: you are what’s-his-name. But if someone asks you this questions, that isn’t really what they are asking. Who do you say I am can easily be: who am…
Pentecost 7A – Isaiah 55:1-5, Psalm 145:8-9,14-12, Matthew 14:13-21 Several years ago, I took a class on Christian Spirituality. We studied lots of different spiritual disciplines in which Christians have engaged for centuries, one of which was fasting. I will confess my own lack of understanding of the discipline, although I can now appreciate its place…
Shepherdess Writes 