I don’t know how closely you’ve been paying attention to the lectionary lately, but there has been a lot of whining and a lot of bread. Two weeks ago, Jesus fed the 5000 with just a few loaves. Last week, the Israelites started whining about being hungry in the desert and were fed manna from [...]
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Proper 14, Year B, 2009
09Aug09Proper 12, Year B, 2009
26Jul09Have you ever tried to plan a party when only half the people you invited actually responded to your invitation? I never know how many hor d’ouevres to make, how much wine and soda to buy, whether or not to borrow chairs from the neighbors. I drive myself crazy worrying about whether I’ll have enough [...]
Lent 5, Year B, 2009
29Mar09One thing I have learned about Jesus is this: there is no point in asking him a direct question.
I imagine that if you asked him where the restroom was located, you would receive a discourse about the powers of the waters of baptism and how they wash us clean. If you asked Jesus for directions, [...]
Proper 22, Year A, 2008
05Oct08My best friend in town, whose name is also Sarah, has an 18 month old daughter named Anna. For the first 17 months of her daughter’s life, Sarah lived next door to me. Now, as you all know, I am crazy about babies, but the truth is that I don’t know much about raising them! [...]
Proper 16, Year A, 2008
24Aug08Welcome to Exodus! Where Genesis is about God’s creating the world and then covenanting with a particular people, Exodus is about the liberation of that people after they become enslaved by the Egyptians. Exodus also follows the Israelites’ subsequent search for the land promised to them by God. In our passage today, we find out [...]
