Then [Jesus] took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” [Mark 9:37] As I was preparing this sermon for a clergyContinueContinue reading “WHOEVER WELCOMES ME”
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the lord looks on the heart
“…the LORD does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” [1 Samuel 16:7] As I stated in my last post, I have long wanted to preach on the semi-continuous readings that the Revised Common Lectionary offers us during the Sundays after Pentecost. And overContinueContinue reading “the lord looks on the heart”
REFRAMING OUR THINKING
“Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” [Acts 10:47] Several years ago, church historian Justo González wrote a commentary on the book of Acts entitled Acts, the Gospel of the Spirit. It was written from an obvious Latino perspective, emphasizing the social, spiritual,ContinueContinue reading “REFRAMING OUR THINKING”
Walking Together in Faith 