Vision Mark 9: 2-9 I keep wondering what a Transfiguration card from Hallmark would be like…You go for a walk with Jesus and–you get a light show! Happy Transfiguration…You think you know someone and then–he’s chatting it up with dead prophets…Whatever you do...
Healing and Hunting Mark 1: 29-39 We are kind of set up for “presto” healings, aren’t we? Jesus walks into the temple and demons start calling his name before he even starts healing and then Jesus says, “Come out of him!” and the...
Authority Mark 1: 21-28 When I lived in Atlanta I went to a massage therapist. The first time I showed up at her home office, I noticed that she had her massage therapist certification framed on the wall – and it was...
My Soul Magnifies the Lord Luke 1: 46b-55 My soul magnifies the Lord (v. 46b). Mary is minding her own business and an angel pops into the room with the craziest announcement. Either of these things alone would have been enough to be...
Voices & Echoes Isaiah 40: 1-11, Micah 5: 2-5a, John 1 6-8, 19-28, Luke 1: 26-38 Back when I was en English major, we used to talk about how the texts would speak to each other, across generations and genres. The idea is...
Wait Mark 13: 24-37 I was trying to watch a video on Hulu last week. I guess it had been a while since I’d done that because I was surprised to see that underneath the video I selected, there was a little box...
Fear and Hope Matthew 25: 14-30 All over the gospels we hear Jesus introduce a parable by saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who…” and then he tells a story. Some of the stories seem like the life we know...
Asleep and Awake Matthew 25: 1-13 I try to listen carefully whenever Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven. He’s not describing what heaven is like, as in that “place” we go after we die. But he is describing how God sees things...
The “To Be” List Matthew 5: 1-12 As I was driving last week, I was introduced to Claudia Folska, a blind dual doctorate student at the University of Colorado in Denver. She is studying urban design and cognitive science, which she is putting...
What Belongs to God? Matthew 22: 15- 22 Here’s what today’s gospel reading reminds me of: You know how it is when you are in the check out line at the grocery store and you’re thinking, Wow, I put more in the cart...
