This week’s readings are Proverbs 25:6-7, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, and Luke 14:1, 7-14. As on the previous occasion I preached on this text, I found helpful this commentary on the Gospel reading by Mitzi Smith, Cory Driver’s lectionary blog at
This week’s readings are Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-8, and Luke 13:10-17. Thanks to Tim Kunze for his GodPause reflections this week, Emilie Townes for her essay in Feasting on the Word, Tim Brown for his ELCA World Hunger Sermon Starters reflection on
Following the path of Jesus is not always easy, but the example of the saints in the cloud of witnesses surround us and give us encouragement to persevere, to act for justice in Jesus’ name. The texts for this week’s
The assigned texts for this 8th Sunday after Pentecost are Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:1-11; and Luke 12:13-21. The opening and ending of this sermon are adapted from the last time I preached on these texts in
This Sunday was our outdoor worship service at Christ the King, and after a lot of rain the night before, the weather was humid, but not too bad. We set up outside on the church lawn, with the music led