Recently, a friend and colleague of mine asked me two questions: What is the Gospel? Why are you a pastor? We were in seminary together and that ‘what is the Gospel’ question was one we were often asked to answer in a few sentences. The second question is something a lot of us clergy types…
Many years ago (sooo many years ago) when I had my first job just out of High School I remember coworkers and supervisors talking about Martin Luther King Day. It was a joke to them. A joke so serious, in fact, that some of them said they would rather work on that day even if…
Who is to blame? That is one of those universal questions. We tend to believe that if we figure out who to blame for a problem or mistake that will make things better. Who is to blame for how my life, our lives, the world, and fill in the blank are not as the should…
Luke 16:19-31 Pentecost 19C Every day, one man eats a great feast, another man suffers in hunger. Day after day, one man walks in luxury and great wealth eating, not just what he wants, but sumptuous feasts. One man lies at the gate covered in sores that are tended and cared for by no…
Pentecost 18 C Luke 16:1-13 Today is the 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks in New York city an Washington DC. The fall of the twin towers in New York, the destruction of part of the Pentagon in Washington, and the one plane diverted from its goal and crashed in rural Pennsylvania, all of…
Shepherdess Writes 