25 Mar 2023 at 9:31pm
Hebrews 6:13-20; Mark 9:16-30 It may be tempting at times to fantasize about having achieved great heights in any endeavor, including the Christian life. Our calling is nothing less than to become like God in holiness as partakers of th...
18 Mar 2023 at 3:43pm
Hebrews 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1 We do not have to look very closely at dominant trends in our culture today for signs that growing numbers of people are offering their lives for the service of false gods, regardless of how they identi...
11 Mar 2023 at 3:12pm
Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12 We will misunderstand these blessed weeks of Lent if we assume that they are about helping us to think more clearly about our Lord’s crucifixion and resurrection. We will be even more confused if we think t...
4 Mar 2023 at 3:03pm
Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40; John 1:43-51 On this first Sunday of Great Lent, we commemorate the restoration of icons centuries ago in the Byzantine Empire. They were banned due to a misguided fear of idolatry, but restored as a proclamatio...
25 Feb 2023 at 7:11pm
Romans 13:11-14:4; Matthew 6:14-21 On the last several Sundays, our gospel readings have challenged us to return home from our self-imposed exile. Zacchaeus gave more than justice required to the poor and those whom he had exploited ...