From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts: Beloved: First of all, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for kings and for all in authority, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity. This is good and pleasing to God our savior, who wills…
Make Sure You Can Be Found In the “Lost and Found”
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts– Sunday’s Gospel is the entire 15th chapter of Luke (verses 1-32, the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, plus the extended parable of the Prodigal Son). And that Gospel has an interesting relationship with the 2nd Reading from Paul’s First Letter to Timothy (1Tim. 1:12-17)….
Be decisively a disciple!
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts: Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come…
Don’t bumble a chance to be humble
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts: On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table. “When you…
It’s a long run race…
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts: Brothers and sisters: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter…
Moving along with Abraham…
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts: By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; he went out, not knowing where he was to go. By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents…
Big Picture: where do you want to go?
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts… Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be…
Would you believe it?
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts– There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your…
Hand on the plough, ploughing today
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts– As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” And to another he said, “Follow…
Consider Pentecost…
From the Sunday Note, with additional thoughts: When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which…