King of Kings! Hallelujah!

November 26, 2023
We often sing of Jesus as our King, and we call him our Lord. But those two words don’t hold much emotional attachment in our democratic world. What does it…

I cannot come down

November 12, 2023
As Christians we are called to the work of neighbor-love. We are invited to delight in serving one another in the name of Jesus: caring for the lost, the last,…

In all the wrong places

October 15, 2023
Patience ain’t easy. Sometimes we are so looking forward to something, or maybe even just so looking FOR something, that our ability to wait is compromised. We just can’t do…

Taking the easy way out

September 3, 2023
Jesus’ warning to his disciples about the cost of discipleship isn’t about passively accepting the difficult things life hands us. Rather it’s about actively accepting our responsibility for loving sacrifice.…

I’ll be there for you

July 23, 2023
We all have times in our lives when we need someone’s presence. Maybe we’re lost, or afraid, maybe we’re feeling broken, and we just can’t see a way forward. We…
In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus points out the way the Pharisees and the religious authorities can’t decide what they want in their prophets. While sometimes we see this as an…

Welcome home!

July 2, 2023
An author once wrote that home is the place that, when you go there, they have to take you in. While that may be true, it sets a pretty low…