Only One of Me and You

Only One of Me and You

God loves all of us. Personally I never get tired of remembering that. I hope you feel the same. Life can be hard from time to time and remembering God’s love for me helps a lot.  So why does God love me? Why does God love you? It seems an amazing fact...
Only One of Me and You

Servant of All

What makes a great leader? How does one develop the ability to be a leader of people? What do you think? Jesus gives what today would be very unpopular advice this coming Sunday in our gospel lesson. He suggests that if you want to be the greatest you might consider...
Only One of Me and You

Can We Stay the Course?

For the prior four weeks we have heard Jesus speaking in a very long monologue. We have learned a lot in the meantime. This coming Sunday we will learn the response to what he had to say.  Scripture often paints things in black and white with little room for gray. I...
The Work of God

The Work of God

The gospel for this coming Sunday has a pearl within it that informs our lives personally and as a community.  All of us get caught up in our everyday lives, and for many of us, the “work of the church”. Frankly getting caught up in the work of our...
In the Boat With Jesus

In the Boat With Jesus

“Were you afraid? Do you have no faith?” These are the words of Jesus as he sleeps while the torrent rages around the boat. Do you ever feel like that? Life is a mess and getting worse and where is Jesus? Is he sleeping? You could use a little help....