You see the point Jesus is trying to make is not to give up on trying to live a Godly life, but to live our lives as an offering to God, recognizing that God loves us no matter our failures. We live in a world that is already full of judgement and scor

Remember the widow is asking for justice, for equal treatment under the law, for something which is unjust to be made right. And when I pray for justice, maybe there are things I can do in addition to praying, that can bring about positive change. Mayb

Maybe there is a difference between our bodies being made clean or healthy and our whole selves being made well. It seems the only factor that differentiates the nine from the one is gratitude, thankfulness, a recognition in the moment of God’s graciou

The point Jesus is making with his disciples and us, is that we have already been given all the faith we need. By trusting in God’s love for us in Jesus we have all the resources of God. Now that doesn’t necessarily mean we will get everything we want,

God desires for everyone to be seen and cared for, for every human being to find the dignity of knowing themselves as a child of God. So it matters that we see each other that way, as well as ourselves.

But Jesus uses this moment to teach everyone around him that deep forgiveness results in deep love. And the image for forgiveness that he uses is the cancelation of debt. Jesus tells the people a story about a man who cancels two debts, one large and o

Jesus is comparing himself to the shepherd and the woman. Instead of grumbling about the people he hangs out with, he suggests, the Pharisees should come to the party to celebrate their return. When I put myself in the same role that Jesus does, that o

Baptism is not just a nice little symbolic act that we go through for our kids and ourselves to join this club we call church. Rather, baptism is a statement about who God is claiming us to be, part of a new reality and a new family that has unequivoca

We are all beggars at God’s table, not one of us deserves the place of honor, especially when we see who has taken the lowest seat there, It’s Jesus. But God’s love is so great that God invites us to God’s table because of Jesus.

Our relationship with God is inextricably tied to our relationship with each other. As goes one, so goes the other. Or to put it the way Jesus did, the whole Bible can be summed up in these two relationships, Love God and love your neighbor as yourself