by afladmin | Jun 18, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn One of the things that many of us may not appreciate sufficiently is Jesus’ mind. His toughness and his tenderness are readily apparent in the Gospels, but that Jesus is just flat smart is perhaps underappreciated. The Gospel...
by afladmin | Jun 18, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn Sometimes the lectionary makes decisions based on an assessment of the importance of a passage, such as when it leaves out a long genealogy of difficult-to-pronounce names. Or it will omit a section because it doesn’t seem to be...
by afladmin | Jun 18, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn Some things are not complicated. One is the life that grows in the womb of a mother. If you show an ultrasound picture to a child, he will tell you the picture is of a baby. Try it. It requires the instruction of the “wise and...
by afladmin | Jun 17, 2025
By: The Rev. Canon Greg Goebel John the Baptist looms large on the horizon during Advent. Why John? Isn’t this after the birth of Christ? Why would we read this before Christmas? John’s ministry was to prepare the way for Christ, which is what we are doing during...
by afladmin | Jun 17, 2025
By: The Rev. Canon Greg Goebel Who do people today say that Jesus is? A religious figure. A prophet. An inspirational figure. A good person. A misunderstood person. A name they’ve heard. Who do you say that he is? Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the...
