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Hello Friends! Happy Easter!  (Remember that Easter is 50 days!)  Today’s story is the one about so-called Doubting Thomas.  Ah, poor Thomas, he gets a bad reputation, but if we really pay attention, we can see that he doesn’t ask … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! Happy Easter!  Christ is Risen, Alleluia!  We journeyed all through Lent, reflection on Jesus’ life and Passion, now it is Easter, a time to celebrate.  It is actually 50 days long, so after you recover from the candy, … Continue reading →

Hello Friends, March 20th was Palm Sunday, and we read the Passion according to Luke (Luke 22:14-23:56).  The Passion story is not just an event in the past, rather it is a mirror held up to us now.  The story … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! This week was the last Sunday in Lent, and we hear about Mary anointing Jesus’ feet with costly perfume.  Why does she do this?  Why does Judas get so angry?  I’ll tell ya!  Take a listen: Text: John … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! This week’s Gospel features a very famous parable, the one where the younger son goes away and comes back, then when the father is happy, the older son gets angry.  Otherwise known as “The Parable of the Prodigal … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! In today’s Gospel (Luke 13:1-9), Jesus addresses, theodicy, which, in a nutshell, means trying to answer the eternal question of why God allows evil to exist in the world if God is all powerful.  Of course, Jesus didn’t … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! This week is the 2nd Sunday in Lent, and we hear more from Luke.  Today some Pharisees warn Jesus that Herod wants Him dead.  Jesus says, “yeah, so?”  Okay, I am paraphrasing there, but Jesus does brush off … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! It has been a while, you may remember that I was on vacation or rather, stay-cation.  I got a lot done around the house and slept late, it was great!  But now I am back and it is … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! Last weekend, we had a blizzard, so most people couldn’t make it to church.  Luckily, this week’s Gospel story follows directly after last week’s, it is just one long story.  Last week, Jesus preached in his home town … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! For the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, we hear the story of Jesus’ first public act of ministry in Luke.  Unlike last week, it isn’t a miraculous event per se, rather he gives a sermon at his hometown synagogue. … Continue reading →