This parable in scripture we hear in Luke’s gospel today is often given a name. It’s often called the parable of…. What…? The Prodigal Son. The Prodigal Son. But how many of us know what the word “prodigal” really means? …
Most of you in this room have been in this world long enough that when you hear certain words, you get certain ideas or feelings in your head right away. One of the ways to describe this is in terms …
Let’s talk for a minute about covenants. Covenants are often considered contracts of sorts. Some covenants are formal, and some are informal. Our Thursday Matters group has a covenant, where they agree to certain patterns of behavior and etiquette. And …
Some of you have heard that my eldest son attends school a little bit out of the area, and I’m usually the assigned driver to drop him off at school in the morning, and it’s pretty common for me to …
Lent 5A2023 Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. Thus begins …
Lent 4A2023 John 9:1-41 Jesus encounters a man born blind. Expressly to reveal God’s work in him, Jesus spits on the ground, makes mud, spreads it on the man’s eyes, and tells him to go wash in the pool of …
Lent 3A2023 John 4:5-42 After walking to Sychar, a city in Samaria, Jesus sits down beside a well, tired out by his journey and, apparently, thirsty. A woman happens to be drawing water at the well, and of course, because …