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Good NewsReformation Sunday
Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in an ever-changing world. We…
Good News21st Sunday after Pentecost
When the Pharisees try to trap Jesus, he tells them to give the emperor what belongs to him and to God what belongs to God. To gather for worship reminds us…
Good NewsSeason of Creation: Living Water
This Sunday we join Christians around the world in celebrating St. Francis and the wonderful world we are a part of. The theme this year for Season of Creation…
Good NewsEighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Today we are reminded that actions speak louder than words. God promises to always be generous and provide what we need. We are invited to receive freely and…
Good NewsSeventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
In this week’s reading, the landowner asks – are you envious because I’m generous? Generosity is so unfair and thank God for that. We are given…
Good NewsGod’s work. Our hands. Sunday
Our readings for this Sunday go beyond simple forgiveness, exploring how forgiveness rebuilds and restores a fractured community. The readings aren’t about…
Good NewsCreation in Christ
Since the seventh century, September 1 has symbolized the day of the creation of the world in the Byzantine tradition and has been the opening feast of its…
Good NewsFourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
This week’s reading is all about facing difficult things – our enemies, suffering, expectations. Moses is asked by God to go back to Egypt. Paul asks the…
Good NewsThirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
This week we are invited to think about how we are a ‘chip off the old block.’ We are not in this life alone, we are a part of a deep and wide…
Good NewsTwelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Even Jesus sometimes needs a reminder that all means all. In this week’s text a Canaanite woman reminds Jesus that even though she may not be a part of his…
Good NewsEleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Stormy weather ahead in both texts this week. Storms remind us of the limits of our power over our own lives and yet this helplessness does not need to cause…
Good NewsTenth Sunday after Pentecost
In today’s first reading God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to receive food and drink without cost. Jesus feeds the hungry multitude and reveals the…
Good NewsNinth Sunday after Pentecost
In today’s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God: a tree that becomes a sheltering home, yeast that penetrates and expands, a…
Good NewsEighth Sunday after Pentecost
Why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the…
Good NewsSeventh Sunday after Pentecost
Why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the…
Good NewsSixth Sunday after Pentecost
The mystery of God’s ways is sometimes hidden from the wise and intelligent. The prophet describes an everlasting realm that contrasts with earthly nations…
Good NewsFifth Sunday after Pentecost
In many a church you will find a sign that says, “All are welcome here!” But how often do we forget what it means to welcome each other fully into our worship…
Good NewsFourth Sunday after Pentecost
God does not promise that the path of the disciple will be easy. Jesus declares his words may bring stark division. Even so, we need not be afraid for God…
Good NewsThird Sunday after Pentecost
This week, we get two glimpses of what discipleship looks like. In Genesis, Abraham and Sarah provide hospitality to three strangers and from there God’s…
Good NewsHoly Trinity Sunday
More than a doctrine, the Trinity expresses the heart of our faith: we have experienced the God of creation made known in Jesus Christ and with us always…
Good NewsAscension of our Lord
In this Sunday’s readings as the risen Christ ascends into heaven – yes it is strange – the disciples were told to not gaze up into heaven to…
Good NewsAffirmed: Sixth Sunday of Easter
In this Easter season we are reminded that Christ abides in us and we are not alone. On this day we will reflect on the ways God breaks all of our rules to…
Good NewsAccepted: Fifth Sunday of Easter
Jesus tells us he is going to prepare a place for us and he is the way. Contrary to what we might first think, this is not an exclusionary invitation but a…
Good NewsThird Sunday of Easter
Today’s gospel begins with two disciples walking to Emmaus, overcome with sadness, loss, and disappointment. They had hoped Jesus, who was crucified, would be…