Gratitude and Ministry
On January 17, 1981 I invited Jesus Christ to come into my life to lead it with love and grace. With me were five schoolmates who shared the story of Jesus with me for the first time. All of us…
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April 24, 2022-Acts 5:27-32 (Easter 2C)
The stories in the Book of Acts point us toward a deeper understanding of power and grace through the work of the Holy Spirit. In this week's episode we explore power through the appearance of Peter and John before the…
April 17, 2022-Luke 24:1-12 (Easter 1C)
Most days we avoid asking questions that might lead us into confusion or wonder. We often stay in spaces that sure and certain. What we find in the resurrection story of Jesus is a God who is at work in…
April 10, 2022-Luke 19:28-40 (Palm Sunday C)
The world of the 21st century is filled with empire, power, and politics. This world is not too unlike the world of Jesus so long ago. Jesus' entrance into the great city of Jerusalem is an entrance of a the…
April 3, 2022-John 12:1-8 (Lent 5C)
Today's episode highlights the beautiful cycle of gratitude and generosity. In this short story from John's gospel we find Mary with a heart filled with gratitude for what Jesus has done and what he is yet to do. She offers…
March 27, 2022-Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (Lent 4C)
This week's episode explores a familiar story of Jesus about a generous father with two very different sons. The “Parable of the Prodigal Son” is one of three stories of Jesus that are grouped together for the sake of illustrating…
March 20, 2022-Luke 13:1-9 (Lent 3C)
We live in a 24/7 news cycle were people are reacting and engaging with the events of day like never before. Often, we try to find hidden meaning or motives in the news we watch. We do the same in…
March 13, 2022-Luke 13:31-35 (Lent 2C)
We all respond to life's obstacles in different ways. Sometimes we press forward with stubbornness and other times we bend just a little to get along with everyone. Jesus offers us a different path. Here we find a Jesus intent…
March 6, 2022-Luke 4:1-13 (Lent 1C)
Our lives are filled with temptations each day. Almost all of these temptations are ones that attempt to our ourselves at the center. How do we combat the messages of our culture that always seem to make us the most…
February 27, 2022-Luke 9:28-36 (Transfiguration C)
All of us have been trained from an early age to solve problems and create solutions. Often that leads us to bad outcomes born out of good intentions. In Luke's story of Jesus' transfiguration we see a wondrous image filled…