The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas June 26, 2016 (Proper 8C) Gal 5:1,13-25 & Lk 9:51-62 The Freedom to Become I must admit, in all the times I have read the gospels, I don’t remember ever noticing this story before: The Samaritans did not listen to Jesus so the disciples asked, “Lord, do you…
Last Sunday, when the alarm clock on my phone went off, I went into my normal morning routine of checking my email, followed by opening the New York Times. Once again, in all caps at the top were the words we are almost getting used to: mass shooting. This time in Orlando, with 20 believed…
The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas June 12, 2016 (Proper 6C) Gal. 2:15-21 & Lk 7:36-8:3 The Voice of Shame and the Voice of Jesus A version of this story appears in all four gospels. That’s unusual so it must have been quite noteworthy. As a matter of fact, we even read it, in the…