“If you want to be the greatest you must be the servant of all.” These words echo in our ears long after Jesus says them. They do because we know he is right. This is what he asks of us in leadership. It is also what we would be wise to look for in those...
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...
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...
Often in life, we find ourselves on the outside looking in and wondering if we belong. The account of the Gentile woman of Syrophoenician origin in Mark’s gospel is one of the starkest images of inclusion in the Kingdom of God proclaimed by Jesus in all of the...
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...
With what do we fill our hearts? What strengthens us when our journey of discipleship becomes difficult? When loving our neighbors, and ourselves, seems an overwhelming challenge? As we spend August with the Gospel of John’s bread of life discourse, Jesus offers an...
