Last Sunday’s passage from the Sermon on the Mount ended with Jesus’ assurance that he did not come to abolish the law. He assured his listeners that, to use the King James language, not “one jot or one tittle” would pass from the law, until all was fulfilled. The understanding of Jesus as “lawgiver” is… Read More
RCL: Love, Marriage, Children
“Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Mark 10 is a text that has been used against divorce and against gay and lesbian marriage, there is a kernel here that really needs to be focused on. This is one of those “clobber” texts, weaponized to fight against beliefs different from one’s own.… Read More
Friday Five – The State of Our Hearts
We’ve all gone through some highs and lows when it comes to the state of our hearts. Read More
Tuesday Lectionary Leanings (RCL) – Union and Communion Edition
For many churches (including the one where I’ll be doing pulpit supply), October 4 will be “World Communion Sunday.”
The readings feel a lot more like “Marital Relations Sunday.” Read More
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