Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another? I can’t help but wonder whether this is a question rooted in desperation or hope, and as I have, I’ve thought about…
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 Every year at this time we experience familiar, comforting signs in our popular culture of what’s ahead. The television commercial showing Peter arriving home from college for winter break and brewing a pot of Folgers coffee before…
Gospel: Matthew 24:36-44 How would you feel if a friend called you up to say they’re coming by for a visit, and when you ask what time they think they’ll be at your house they simply reply, “Oh, you’ll know…
Gospel: John 6:25-35 Several years ago Sara Miles, well-known writer, descendant of several generations of Christian missionaries, and atheist, walked into San Francisco’s St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church and at the age of 46 took communion for the very…
Gospel: Luke 21:5-19 I think most if not all find these verses from Luke to be incredibly challenging. Whether it’s found in the words of Old Testament prophets, the words of Jesus in the Gospels, or the remarkable visions in…