8th Sunday of Luke The key around which the entire story of the Good Samaritan revolves is the question of how to inherit life in the Age to come. The answer is to love God and to love your neighbor.
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Our Only Hope
Exodus Fulfillment
On the surface, this reading looks just like another healing miracle. But, the context suggests that this story is an image of a much larger event. It follows the story of the Transfiguration. The way the Transfiguration story is laid
Read moreMore than Meets the Eye
Sometimes there’s more happening than meets the eye. Jesus sends his disciples out into the world. They are called to bring peace to those who accept them and to preach about the Kingdom of God. When they return, they tell
Read moreA Different Path
If your path is leading to destruction, doesn’t it make sense to have a change direction? As Jesus heads towards Jerusalem, he’s warned that other Galileans, like himself, were killed by Herod. Beware! However, perhaps those Galileans deserved their fate.
Read moreThe Flipside of Faith
The word faith is often misunderstood. For many of us, we talk about having faith in God, in Christ, in the Trinity. And, what we mean by this that we believe a certain set of concepts. We’ve mentally understood the
Read moreThe Christian “Why”
It was Simon Sinek who revolutionized the way businesses think about themselves. Instead of thinking about what a company does or how they do it, companies should think about why they do what they do. Today’s passage helps us understand
Read moreTrusting for our Daily Needs
In the ancient world, pagan religion functioned as a quid pro quo. You made a sacrifice to a god in the hopes of something in return. By giving the gods something they wanted, it was expected that they would provide
Read moreGiving To Get Rich
5th Sunday of Luke There are two men in today’s reading, but only one is actually named. It’s the poor man who has been given the name Lazarus. This name means, “the one whom God helps.” The other man is
Read moreLet Go and Preach
Today’s reading is in honor of an American saint: Raphael of Brooklyn. Unlike other saints, his feast day isn’t on the same date every year. Instead, it’s always the first Saturday in November. Here, in St. Raphael, we see an
Read moreA Reformation of Healing
In western Christianity, today is the feast of “All Saints.” However, in the east, we celebrate the unmercenaries, Cosmas and Damian. And, today’s reading is a nod to them. They were doctors who healed free of charge, hence their title,
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