by Fr. Bill Garrison | Oct 24, 2025 | Reflections, Teachings
Pharisees get a bad rap, I think. They were not paid. They all had daytime jobs. Primarily they wanted to understand what a good relationship with God looked like. They knew the scriptures inside out. They lived according to a very strict set of rules. They did their...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Sep 26, 2025 | Reflections, Teachings
One of my favorite theologians, Karl Barth, maintains that God chose to make God’s self known. I wonder if that is the reason every society has worshipped some sort of God figure? This Sunday we hear a parable from Jesus about the separation between a rich man...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Jul 2, 2025 | Reflections, Teachings
The gospel this week is a familiar one. Jesus is sending his followers out two by two to spread news about the Kingdom of God. He has advised them to take virtually nothing with them. They weren’t even supposed to chat with people on the road as they traveled, a...
by The Rev. Hart Roussel | May 23, 2025 | Reflections, Teachings
It is easy to hear Jesus’ question as one about healing and leave it at that. In the context of this week’s gospel, it clearly is about the healing of an infirmity. Surely, anyone with an illness wants to be healed? What if Jesus’ question asks us to consider the...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Apr 28, 2025 | Reflections, Teachings
This Sunday, we hear Jesus helping his disciples catch some fish. Then we will hear about Jesus feeding them when they come ashore. And, lastly, Jesus asks Peter to feed his sheep. We are told this story is about Jesus appearing after his resurrection, and that is...
by Fr. Bill Garrison | Apr 4, 2025 | Reflections, Teachings
A few years ago, ok more than a few, I was a pretty good bowler. One of the sayings at the time was this. “Trust is a must or your game is a bust”. What was meant was to roll the ball with a natural arm swing and trust that it would do the work. What was...
