Pentecost 12A Jeremiah 15:15-21, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-29 Before we get started looking at today’s scriptures, I have a confession to make: I do not like a single one of the texts for this week. Not one. In the first one, from the Old Testament, Jeremiah is whining on and on, as he does pretty…
Lent 2C Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 I have always thought that Lent was an odd season. I grew up in a church that had little to no observation of this purple season and did not really come to know it as an important part of the church year until I was an adult. It is full…
Pentecost 11A Jeremiah 15:15-21, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-28 Confession: I do not like a single one of the texts for this week. Not one. Jeremiah is whining on, as he does through pretty much his entire book. The text from Romans makes Paul sound like a father with a list of advice for his kids…
Shepherdess Writes 