Luke 9: 51-62 This is a difficult section of Luke (not the only one!): the first part reminds us, if we are willing to hear, that tribalism, racism and division is prevalent even among the religious, and that we too can so easily want punishment on others. The second...

Luke 8: 26-39 Today we meet someone who is in need of Jesus’ healing power, and on the surface we are able to track the path of events and see how Jesus heals the man and then continues on. There are some elements that provide interest to the story, but on the whole,...

Proverbs 8: 22-31 Trinity Sunday is supposedly the Sunday when most clergy don’t want to preach - how do you explain “Trinity”, or “Triune” or “Three in One and One in Three”. If God Almighty created number as well as space and time and gender, then God is beyond...