The Rev. Jonathan R. Thomas October 2, 2016 (Proper 22C) Luke 17:5-10 A Sufficient Faith After college, before I went back to seminary to become a priest, I spent a few years teaching high school English. I taught literature to freshmen and a college preparatory writing class for seniors. One of the hardest things…
The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas Sept. 18, 2016 (Proper 20C) Luke 16:1-13 Giving Away the Master’s Riches Jesus often teaches in parables, and though they are never quite what we would call simple and straightforward, with a little thought most of them can be deciphered. Today’s however, is particularly puzzling and takes a lot…
Grace and Discipleship: The Full Cost That’s some gospel passage. I looked around for a nearby saint’s day we could celebrate today instead so I could switch the readings for the day, but I came up empty. It’s a slow time of year for saints apparently. So it appears we’re stuck with hating your family…
The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas Augusts 21, 2016 (Proper 16C) Is 58:9b-14 & Lk 13:10-17 Holy is the Rest We Have Together When I was serving at St. Luke’s, there was this woman named Margaret who I looked up to quite a bit. She was in her eighties, frail and bent over, she walked…