Hunger John 6:51-61 by Meghan Florian August 19, 2012 I hesitated to preach on the gospel text this week, since it is quite similar to last week’s text, but in the end it seems to me that there’s a good reason the lectionary keeps us here for awhile. So, we shall see what else we [...]

“Bob Dylan, Jesus, and misunderstanding” John 6, Exodus 16 by Isaac S. Villegas Aug 5, 2012 Sometimes, when I’m reading the Gospel stories about Jesus, I feel like I’m in the strange world of one of Bob Dylan’s songs, like “Talkin’ World War III Blues from his 1963 album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, or stuck [...]

“We thank our Lord that our burdens are staggered,” Kate Roberts prayed a few weeks ago, “so that we might have the strength to carry another’s weight.” The church is a people of staggered burdens, as Kate put it, a community where those who bear much pain do not have more than they can bear, [...]

“Prayer Shawls and Barley Loaves” John 6 by Katie Johnson July 30, 2012 My fiancé told me a story of a 5 year old boy in his church whose uncle was dying from cancer.  The boy’s family was going to do a walk for cancer research. He asked his grandma if he gave his birthday [...]