Faith in Our Systems
Proper 23, Year C, RCL, Track 1 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Psalm 66:1-11, 2 Timothy 2:8-15, Luke 17:11-19 Ten are made clean but only one comes...


Not the Life to Come but the Life Right Now
Proper 21, Year C, RCL, Track 1 Luke 16:19-31 There are points in the liturgical year where the lessons seem to get stuck in a rut. At...

Dishonest Wealth and True Riches
Proper 20, Year C, RCL, Track 1 Luke 16:1-13 Our Gospel passage centers around how we handle our money in relationship to others. We...


Do or Do Not. There is No Try
Proper 18, Year C, RCL, Track 1 Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 When I was young I didn’t fear the...


Following Christ is Risky
Proper 15, Year C, RCL, Track 1 Isaiah 5:1-7, Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18, Hebrews 11:29-12:2, Luke 12:49-56 By faith, we follow our Lord Jesus...


Martha, Martha we are all Martha
Luke 10:38-42 We have often heard this story of Martha and Mary used to explain different personality types. Some would say that they are...


Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Proper 8, Year C, RCL, Track 1 Galatians 5:1,13-25; Luke 9:51-62 Hospitality is vitally important in ancient times. You are to open your...


When Our Burden is Shared
1 Kings 19:1-15a; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39 A demoniac, a man who is possessed by a demon, lives naked among the tombs in the...


Trinity: Not a Philosophical Idea
Trinity Sunday, Year C, RCL Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Many religions have similar precepts as Christianity. Their moral compass tends...


Hope In the Impossible
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C RCL John 5:1-9 I can envision our paralyzed man, lying in a portico, a mostly covered roof held up with...