Galatians 5:1; 13-23 Luke  9:51-62 I want to proceed this morning by making a few comments about the first reading from Paul's letter to the Galatians and then a few comments about the lesson from the Gospel of Luke.  I want to do this in order to help us make an important distinction that I…

Instead of a sermon this morning, I'm going to read the scripture lesson from the Gospel of Luke in line-by-line style and invite you to reflect with me on some of the questions that arise as we read it. But before we do that, I want to provide a direction for your thoughts – they…

When I was a boy, I was really interested in the physical sciences.  I set up a lab in my bedroom where I did experiments on all sorts of things.  I remember being fascinated by the flammable qualities of birch-bark. Much, I'm sure, to the horror of my parents.  I burned holes in my clothes…

Tis the season for baptisms, it seems.  Three in the last three weeks.  Funny how things run in streaks.  I like baptism streaks more than funeral streaks. One of the baptisms I did recently was not really a baptism.  It was instead a family gathering, on a weeknight, where we celebrated with AR, a young…

Texts: Then Job said to the Unnamable: I know you can do all things and nothing you wish is impossible. Who is this whose ignorant words cover my design with darkness? I have spoken of the unspeakable and tried to grasp the infinite. Listen and I will speak; I will question you: please instruct me.…