Let Me Rest

Matthew 25:1-13  The disciples ask Jesus, What sign are we to watch for – what is the coming of the Kin-dom of Heaven like? And Jesus tells them several chapters about just that. Today, we hear the parable of the 10 bridesmaids, or 10 virgins, 10 young women. It goes like this: The coming of …

Humble Pie

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is always heading towards food, eating, or just having left food. Ever noticed that? Luke centers his retelling of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection all around food! You think it’s kind of weird, but we do the same thing. Birthdays have – birthday …

Delight!

John 2:1-11 Psalm 36:5-10 For a sake of a good story, let's make up some details to our Gospel story today: Picture! Joe and Jane are getting married. They've invited all their family and friends, and the whole town. It is completely acceptable in their culture to just show up at any wedding you hear …