You may know (or you may be one) who has caught a big fish, but chances are you don’t personally know anyone who has spent any time in the belly of a big fish. This being said, you do know someone (or you may be one) who has…
I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves… Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. As my life was slipping away, I remembered [you] LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple. Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies. But…
Perhaps the best part of Sarah is that she could name and share her blessings long before she learns she and her husband Abraham will be having a long-awaited child. For anyone unfamiliar with the story of this couple, the Book of Genesis records this twosome as…
“… and all who hear will laugh with me.” — Genesis 21:6b With her husband, Sarah may have been one of the first “out of the norm” parents out there. With technology today, she won’t be the last. She may have wondered what others would think of her being a…
“God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh. — Luke 6:20b-21 Mark Twain asks and answers his own…
Great crowds gather on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. They press in to hear Jesus. At this time, nearby fishermen leave their two empty boats at the water’s edge so that they can wash and tend to their nets. Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus…
And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus. — Luke 5:11 Much like the fish the soon-to-be disciples caught on their second trip out on the open water when the nets began to rip and the boats almost sank from the weight of the catch,…
This is a classically good story of sitting down, and standing up. Only Jesus does this in the reverse. He first stands, then he sits. Lectionary followers may have centered on the Gospel of Luke these past two Sundays in January. Here we have the scripture of Jesus coming…
