Work or Vocation
On Labor Day we think about our work as both a job and a career while we may choose to think of it as a vocation, which means asking very… […]
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Majoring in the Minors
Jesus freely and fearlessly challenged the norms of his religious culture. Today, in our time, the churches struggle with cultural assumptions and norms in a world which is increasingly spiritual… […]
A Troublesome Truth
Jesus doesn’t offer peace and quiet, but the truth. The truth is bound to stir up trouble. If you tell the truth, some will accept it and others will reject… […]
On Greed
Instead of intervening in a family squabble over inheritances, Jesus reflects on toxic materialism and its antidote, gratitude. Preacher: Father Hartshorn Murphy Passage: Luke 12: 13-21 Service: 8 a.m.
The Lord’s Prayer Examined
Examined in detail, the Lord’s Prayer is revolutionary, even subversive. – Preacher: Father Hartshorn Murphy Passage: Luke 11: 1-13 Service: 8 a.m.
Jesus Answers Martha
If you labor hard to be a good Christian, concentrating on good works, it’s only natural to take Martha’s part. She’s tired, frazzled at trying unassisted to offer Jesus appropriate. […]
The Good Samaritan Today
On breaking through barriers to offer kindness, and on what kindness means in God’s kingdom. Preacher : Father Hartshorn Murphy Passage: Luke: 25-37 Service: 8 a.m.
Reconciliation, Not Fire
In this passage, Jesus is barred from entering a Samaritan village. That rejection was preceded by a long history, 700 years of enmity between Samaritans and Jews. Jesus seems to. […]
Jesus’ Redemption of the Unclean
The religious authorities of Jesus’ time wouldn’t have approved of him visiting the Gerasene demoniac. He traveled to a gentile city to talk to a violently insane man who lived. […]
On Being Born Again
Nicodemus is the man to whom Jesus described the importance of being “born again.” Throughout Jesus’ ministry, Nicodemus does become a new, more honest, braver man. For him as for. […]