This Sunday is the 10th Sunday of Kingdomtide. The assigned scriptures for the liturgical Season of Kingdomtide tend to stress assistance in helping those Jesus called “the least of these.” Too often we have limited our thinking of “the least of these”, to those we can recognize with our five...
On Wednesday evening, I used the story of the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair to highlight the fact that every person we meet has around his or her neck an invisible sign which says “Do I matter to you?” In the...
On Wednesday evening, I used the story of the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair to highlight the fact that every person we meet has around his or her neck an invisible sign which says “Do I matter to you?” In the...
This first Sunday of October brings several observances. Liturgically, it’s the Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide. It is likewise the first Sunday of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, World Communion Sunday; and the beginning of our annual Covenant Stewardship Campaign. During Kingdomtide, the scriptures emphasize the Kingdom of God at work in...
This first Sunday of October brings several observances. Liturgically, it’s the Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide. It is likewise the first Sunday of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, World Communion Sunday; and the beginning of our annual Covenant Stewardship Campaign. During Kingdomtide, the scriptures emphasize the Kingdom of God at work in...
Summer is officially over, but you would never know it by the current weather with sustained temperatures in the 90s. It would be easy to disregard the fact that it is now autumn even in Alabama. However, I’ve noticed warning signs that autumn is upon us. More and more leaves...
This week’s assigned gospel text from Luke 15 is about celebrations that take place when that which is lost is found. A 3-year old’s miracle earlier this year can also serve a spiritual metaphor for us. Casey Hathaway was reported missing from his grandmother’s home in rural North Carolina on...
This Sunday at Covenant the liturgical color changes from red to green as we enter the liturgical season of Kingdomtide. Kingdomtide came about as an effort to break up the very lengthy Season of After Pentecost. The assigned readings for Kingdomtide tend to stress charity and assistance to the poor,...
In reading the assigned Gospel text for Sunday, I thought of my Mom. Knowing her character, temperament, and ways as I did; I could almost always predict how she was going to react to a situation. Often, I could anticipate the very words she would use in her reaction. And...
Visiting the Chicago History Museum this week was an opportunity to “seek” out the history of “The Second City”. The word “seek,” (an attempt to find something), stood out to me because of assigned gospel text for this Sunday from Luke 12. Jesus begins by saying don’t worry about the...