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Set-Up for Abundance
A sermon on John 6:1-21 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Gensa Hub on Unsplash] My 14-year-old made me proud this week. It’s not an unusual occurrence. Quinn has always worked really hard in school and gotten good grades. He loves theater and has performed in enough entertaining shows that I have lost count. And I am regularly thrilled with the way that Quinn both chooses good friends and is a good friend, demonstrating maturity and kindness. My pa
Sheep Who Want A Shepherd
A sermon on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by Yoonbae Cho on Unsplash] A particular detail caught my attention in today’s gospel reading: “when (Jesus and the twelve) got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, and rushed about the whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.” (Mark 6:54-55) It’s certainly not the only time the gospels mention people bringing their sick to Jesus, but I t
