August 1, 2021 - 10th Sunday after Pentecost
Apparently not satisfied by Jesus’ feeding of thousands, some who were there press him for a sign of his power; perhaps it is daily manna...
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- Jul 27, 2021
July 25, 2021 - 9th Sunday after Pentecost
Today is the first of five Sundays with gospel readings from John 6, the first four of which focus on Jesus as bread of life. Today Jesus...
- Jul 27, 2021
July 18, 2021 - 8th Sunday after Pentecost
Mark’s gospel makes clear how great is the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in...
- Jul 9, 2021
July 11, 2021 - 7th Sunday after Pentecost
When Amos reports his vision of God judging Israel for its mistreatment of the poor, he becomes a threat to the power of the priests and...
- Jul 2, 2021
July 5, 2021 - 6th Sunday after Pentecost
Jesus does great deeds of power and gives his disciples authority over demons. Yet none of this power is unilateral; it all must be...
- Jun 25, 2021
June 27, 2021 - 5th Sunday after Pentecost
A woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is...
- Jun 18, 2021
June 20, 2021 - 4th Sunday after Pentecost
Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and...
- Jun 17, 2021
June 13, 2021 - 3rd Sunday after Pentecost
The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. We’d expect a cedar or a...
- Jun 10, 2021
June 6, 2021 - 2nd Sunday after Pentecost
A house divided against itself cannot stand. Jesus makes this observation in light of charges that he is possessed. He is possessed, not...
- May 28, 2021
May 30, 2021 - Holy Trinity
When we say God is the triune God, we are saying something about who God is beyond, before, and after the universe: that there is...
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