The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas December 3, 2017 Is 64:1-9 & Mk 13:24-37 The Christ We Already Know When I was on my pilgrimage to Israel earlier this year, I remember being excited when we got to the stage of the journey where we were going to Bethlehem. We had spent the first few days in Nazareth and around the Sea of…
The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas November 15, 2015 (Proper 28B) Heb. 10:11-25 & Mk. 13:1-8 The Beginnings of Birth Pangs The incredible winds this week past kept me up one night. I’m sure I’m not unique in that. We have the big tree whose limbs I was afraid was going to fall on…
Four years after being ordained, I have learned to expect that at some point during a party where I am meeting new people, I am going to get asked the question. “So why did you become a priest?” I dread it because it is often asked in a big group, or in passing conversation, and…
I was never blind like Bartimaeus, who we read of in our Gospel today, but I was born with a strabismus, or crossed eyes, which made my vision very weak. Many of my early memories involve going to pediatric ophthalmologists and children’s hospitals for surgeries. After multiple surgeries, my left eye became strong but my…
Re. Jonathan R Thomas Oct. 18, 2015 Proper 24(B) Is. 53:4-12, Ps. 96, Mk. 10:35-45 We Will Sing A New Song As I read today’s gospel passage, I almost feel for the sons of Zebedee. They are so relatable and understandable. They are in a place to ask Jesus for anything, and what…
Rev. Jonathan R. Thomas Sept. 21, 2015 Proper 20 (B) Mark 9:30-37 The Call to Greatness This gospel passage is a pretty classic story of Jesus’ interactions with his disciples. Jesus tries to explain to them what his ministry is really all about and what that means about how things will end for…