Accept the offer of Jesus’ ‘living water’
By Quin Hillyer at PJ Media; We’ve all heard the warning against going to the same well once too often, but this week’s traditional readings remind us of what we […]
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Eden is merely the start of understanding
By Quin Hillyer at PJ Media; This week’s standard readings are, quite obviously, all about sin and redemption. Adam and Eve in the Garden, the psalmist acknowledging his sin, Paul […]
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Sunday reflections: Does God grant requests?
By Quin Hillyer at PJ Media: The Gospel reading assigned in most mainline churches this week has always seemed problematic to me. From Luke, it recounts these familiar lines […]
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Sunday Reflections: Advent
This week’s readings are, as one obviously would expect on the first Sunday of Advent, full of a sense of anticipation. The interesting question is: anticipation of (or for) what? These […]
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Sunday Reflections, 10/18/15: Uncanny Prophecy
Today I want to do something very simple: Focus only on one aspect of the reading from Isaiah (53:4-12). I just want to remark about how uncannily this passage matches […]
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Sunday Reflections, Sept. 27: Allies for the Lord
In today’s readings (see Track 2, here), we see the importance of welcoming allies who may not be formally aligned with us, but whose spirit is with us and with […]
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Sunday Reflections: Integrity
This week’s reflection comes a day late. It comes from Track 1, here. Briefly, I’d like to focus on the Psalm and on the reading from Ephesians. Both emphasize honorable […]
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Sunday Reflections, July 26: Loaves and Fishes
Most of the Gospel this week, John 6:1-21, recounts the famous story of the loaves and the fishes — and of Jesus feeding what other gospels describe as 5,000 followers. […]
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Sunday Reflections, June 14: Parables
Today I skip all the rest of the readings and focus on the last line of today’s Gospel. The whole Gospel reading is Mark 4:26-34. The last half sentence is: […]
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Sunday Reflections, May 31: Nicodemus
This is Trinity Sunday, but far be it from me to try to make any thoughtful comments on the complicated doctrine of the Trinity in less than 500 words. Suffice […]
