Sometimes it is the Lectionary that sparks an idea or sometimes it is a story that you have held close over these many years. This recipe is a little bit of both. On Sunday, we will hear the story of Martha who is very worried and distracted. She’s rushing about and keeping busy. She’s doingContinue reading “Recipe for the Worrying Church”
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Running Naked
It was only a few weeks ago that I found this beautiful passage from a colleague’s sermon on her blog Spacious Faith. That little passage from her sermon archives inspired what I preached that Sunday. I tend to be in the camp that thinks I have to write something new each time I preach onContinue reading “Running Naked”
Jesus’ Eyes
In this Gospel Lesson, I want to know what Jesus saw. I want to have Jesus’ eyes. Because there she appears in the synagogue. He couldn’t have known that she had suffered in this way for 18 years. Or maybe he did. Maybe he saw how crooked and hunched over she was and he knew thatContinue reading “Jesus’ Eyes”