I have always appreciated the succession of gospel lessons in the last three weeks of Year A of the lectionary. Each section from Matthew 25 provides insight into how disciples […]
Stories
Moments with Mike: It Just Isn’t Fair
“It just isn’t fair!” When my two daughters were growing up, this was an oft-spoken refrain. It really didn’t matter what the issue was at the time this statement was […]
Moments with Mike: A Call to Agency
The Old Testament lectionary passage for Sunday, September 3 (Genesis 3:1-15), is rich in theological themes. There is the fact that Moses must step away from his normal path to […]
Moments with Mike: Very Important Unimportant People.
How did you get to where you are now? I’m not talking about what vehicle you drove to get to your geographical location. I’m not inquiring about the various moves […]
Moments with Mike: Go for the Walk
The Gospel lesson for August 13 [Matthew 14:22-33] is one of the few accounts of Jesus’ ministry that is shared in all four gospels. Like the other evangelists, Matthew shares […]
Moments with Mike: A Surprising Presence
The Old Testament lesson for July 23 is the story of Jacob at Bethel. It’s a familiar story, and one worthy of reflecting on. You know the context. Jacob is […]
Moments with Mike: From the Familiar to the Unfamiliar
For the next few Sundays, the Old Testament lessons share snippets of the Abraham cycle. Abraham and Sarah (or Abram and Sarai when it all began), begins the archetypical journey […]
Moments with Mike: New Beginnings
It could have been because of the novelty of watching a human being soar into the clouds. I can almost hear Peter say to James and John, “Well … you […]
Moments with Mike: We ARE
Come to [Jesus], a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to […]