What do you hunger for? What is the one thing/idea/place/person that you just know will satisfy all your desires? Or do you think that complete satisfaction is an impossible goal or ideal? Jesus’ sermon about life in God’s Kingdom here and now tells us that complete satisfaction comes when we hunger and thirst for righteousnessContinue reading “Satisfied”
Author Archives: Nancy Springer
Invaluable
Good morning! How’s your Tuesday and your coffee? As we continue our conversation on Jesus’ description of living in God’s Kingdom in the here and now, the third descriptive can be difficult for some to consider because most translations of Jesus’ sermon say “Blessed are the meek.” Meek in our modern culture is almost alwaysContinue reading “Invaluable”
When Small is Big
The Lectionary Readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost are found here. It is a small world. When my son was born while I was living in Anchorage, Alaska, a neighbor we had not met yet saw the “welcome baby” lawn sign our friends had put in our yard (on top of the 8 feetContinue reading “When Small is Big”
Embraced
I was recently reminded of a phrase that was told to me by a mentor as I prepared for seminary and the path to ordination: “the Gospel brings comfort to the afflicted and affliction to the comfortable.” I realized that I’ve incorporated this into my priestly framework but for the most part dropping the wordContinue reading “Embraced”
Being Satisfied
In last Thursday’s post, we talked about what it is to be a disciple, to follow Jesus and learn to be like Jesus. As we continue our journey together through this Ordinary Time, I’d like to take some time to really dive into what the good news writer Matthew gives us as Jesus’ first majorContinue reading “Being Satisfied”
Accepting The Mystery: A Sermon for Trinity Sunday
The Lectionary Readings for Trinity Sunday 2021 are found here. One of the things I most enjoy about doing supply is that I get to worship and connect with lots of parishes as a beautiful reminder that we are all a part of something so much bigger than ourselves. And I really like getting toContinue reading “Accepting The Mystery: A Sermon for Trinity Sunday”
What are you looking for?
In ChurchLand we use the word disciple a lot. We use it to describe people who attend church and we use it to describe classes we attend and teach. For most folks, the word has come to mean a student or learning about what the Bible says. In the time and culture in which JesusContinue reading “What are you looking for?”
Ordinary
This past Sunday was the Feast of Pentecost, the day we commemorate the gift of the Holy Spirit sent by God to empower all who follow Jesus to proclaim God’s goodness to the world. The Day of Pentecost moves us into what we call the Season After Pentecost in the Church Year. This is theContinue reading “Ordinary”
Use Your Pentecost Voice
This Pentecost, our new birth as The Church has been transformed yet again as we begin to venture into the world forever changed by the COVID19 Pandemic. Our collective voice of God’s Love is more necessary than ever. And your particular way of proclaiming the good news of Jesus – and yours, and yours, and yours, is desperately needed by someone.
More than a Season
Our season of Eastertide is drawing to a close. Do you sense a change in the air? Do you feel the anticipation of the coming friend/helper/another whom Jesus promised would come to us? In John’s telling of the time after Jesus’ Resurrection, our friend Peter does what he knows how to do, he goes fishing.Continue reading “More than a Season”
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