Isaiah 58:1-12 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 So, here we all are at the beginning of our Lenten journey. The beginning of the 40 days of preparation for Easter. The beginning of the journey to the cross. Lent really is an odd season. I’ve heard some people liken it to baseball spring training. Like…
Epiphany 6—Year B February 15 2009 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Mark 1:40-45 Blessed St Valentine’s Day weekend to you all. All the world seems to be filled with flowers, hearts, cards and…well…the real proof of love—Chocolate! Some of us may think of this holiday as “singles awareness day” as I have…
Epiphany 4—Year B February 1 2009 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 There is a story I’ve heard about a group of missionaries in Africa who decided one day to set up a game of croquet in their front yard. Several of their neighbors, people of the local tribes, became interested and…
Epiphany 3—Year B January 25 2009 Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62:5-12 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 What if the mightiest word is Love? Tuesday, along with nearly incalculable numbers of people around the world, I watched the inauguration of the 44th president of our country. It was quite impressive. Regardless of one’s political leanings or…
Epiphany 2B January 18, 2009 1 Samuel 3:1-20 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51 There is a lectionary based web comic called Agnus Day that I look forward to reading each week. You can often see a copy of it on my office door. It is drawn by the campus pastor of Valparaiso…
Shepherdess Writes 