Daily Office Gospel ( John 7:1-13 ) A few things jumped out at me in today’s reading. One was that Jesus’ brothers told him to go to Judea and do miracles thereRead More…
Living Bread
Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( John 6:41-51 ) Today’s passage in the Gospel is one of those readings that features quite a bit in our understanding of the Eucharist because JesusRead More…
By Faith
Daily Office Readings – NT ( Hebrews 11:1-12 ) As I read through the New Testament reading for today, the same two words kept jumping out at me: “by faith,” “by faith,”Read More…
Faith In Action?
Daily Office Readings Gospel ( John 4:43-54 ) Every now and again I hear people talking about “putting faith into action.” It is generally when they are talking about going out toRead More…
In Vino Veritas
Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 2:1-12) Today’s gospel reading is about the wedding in Cana. I’ve always marveled at this bit of scripture. First, when younger, that Jesus turned water intoRead More…
Forgetting What Lies Behind
I’ve been working my way through Paul Tillich’s collection of sermons in The Eternal Now, and came to the sermon entitled Forgetting and Being Forgotten. Tillich says the following: Forgetting is probablyRead More…
Just a wee bit crazy?
Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 10:7-17) In today’s reading, Jesus gets confronted by the Pharisees who tell him that because he is testifying on his own behalf, his testimony is notRead More…
Taking a Different Route
Lectionary Readings – (The Epiphany) When most people hear the word epiphany, the don’t think of the twelfth day after Christmas, or about the story of the wise men coming from variousRead More…
Cast the First Stone
Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 4:46-54) Recently, here in Arizona, the director of the Department of Public Safety was caught speeding at 90 miles an hour, weaving in and out ofRead More…
Unexpected
Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 24:32-44 ) In today’s Gospel reading Jesus says the following: “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, norRead More…