Scripture – Matthew 13: 54-58 Theme: When Jesus tried to go home to Nazareth, he was soundly rejected by the people. Jesus remarked that a prophet receives respect and acclaim everywhere, except in his hometown. I wonder if those people …
Scripture – Matthew 13: 54-58 Theme: When Jesus tried to go home to Nazareth, he was soundly rejected by the people. Jesus remarked that a prophet receives respect and acclaim everywhere, except in his hometown. I wonder if those people …
Scripture – Matthew 6: 1-4 Theme: Giving alms is something the people of God have been asked to do for generations. Giving after a national disaster – such as the winter storms in Texas last week – seems to bring …
Scripture – Exodus 7:14 – 12:30 and Matthew 5:45 Theme: Bad things happen to good people…good things happen to bad people…believers need to remember this, despite many passages in the Bible showing the wicked receiving God’s wrath (such as in …
Scripture – Matthew 2: 1-12 The official church definition of the word “epiphany” is “the manifestation of the Lord as demonstrated by the Magi. What the date actually commemorates is when Jesus began his ministry to all people everywhere. The …
November 22, 2020 Christ the King Sunday Scripture readings – 2nd Chronicles chapters 22-36 and Matthew 25: 31-46 When my younger sister, Lucy, was a little kid, one of the toughest things she had to deal with was all the people …
Scripture – Genesis 41:45; Daniel 1:7; Matthew 16:18 and Matthew 2 Theme: Throughout the Bible, there are all sorts of people who were given other names or who acquired nicknames based on various events. But one name rises above all …
November 15, 2020 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Judges 4: 1-8 and Matthew 25: 14-30 Back in the olden days, when my daughter was in elementary school, she had a friend named Amanda that was in her class …
November 8, 202023rd Sunday After PentecostScripture reading – Matthew 25: 1-14 Don’t you hate it when the lights go out? It is a helpless feeling that is almost always an unpleasant surprise. If it happens at night, we find ourselves groping to nearby …
All Saints’ Day November 1, 2020 Scripture readings: Revelation 7:1-17 & Matthew 5:1-12; 23:13-36 During this chaotic year, we have had quite a lot of bad news: wildfires, hurricanes, humanitarian crises in various countries due to wars, an explosion in …