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Luke 10:38-42 (Unsung Sheroes part 4) We are now almost finished with our series exploring the stories of Unsung Sheroes in the book of Luke. Stories about women in the Bible are a mixed bag and often times we find what we came looking for, whether that's subjugation or liberation. But the gospel of Luke has more stories about women...

Luke 18 and 21 (Unsung Sheroes part 3) For the past couple weeks we have been exploring the stories of Unsung Sheroes in the book of Luke. Stories about women in the Bible are a mixed bag and often times we find what we came looking for, whether that's subjugation or liberation. But the gospel of Luke has more stories...

"For Heaven’s Sake! Jesus is breaking all the rules again!" Luke 4:36-39, 8:40-56, 13:10-17 (Unsung Sheroes, part 2) Guest Preacher: Rev. Jon R. Powers Thank you, dear clergy colleague Beth,  for your most gracious invitation to participate in this profound  collection of reflections about Unsung Sheroes who hung out with Jesus.  I am humbled to be in the pulpit from which...

Luke 8:1-3 (Unsung Sheroes: part 1) This morning we are starting a new series that I'm calling "Unsung Sheroes." Although we've already spent three months studying the gospel of Luke, there's a lot that we missed. So before we move on to something else for the summer, we are going to spend a few weeks going back into the book...

Luke 24:13-35 Friends I stand here before you today to proclaim this good news: “Resurrection means that the worst thing is never the last thing.” We have all had our moments of the worst thing. The thing we never thought we could recover from. The death. The end of a relationship. The loss of a job we were counting on....

Luke 24:1-12 We come this morning to the moment in the gospel we've all been waiting for. Since January we have been experiencing together the life of Jesus as it's told in the gospel of Luke. There's a lot of value to only studying one gospel at a team. They are unique, with different concerns, different emphases, and different ways...

Palm Sunday Luke 19:29-44 Congratulations, you made it to Palm Sunday! You have almost completed another journey through Lent. Whether you gave something up this year, or added something this year, your spiritual experiment is almost at an end. But not quite. We have one more week. Holy Week. And although as a culture we celebrate Christmas more than Easter,...

Luke 18:31-19:10

Luke 16:19-31 As we continue our Lenten journey to the cross, we come to yet another parable. The first week we heard the parable of the merciful Samaritan challenged our desire to justify ourselves. The second week, it was the parable of the unfruitful fig tree challenged our temptation to delay in repenting, to take our own sweet time about...

Luke 15:1-32 So far in our journey to the cross during Lent, we have been challenged by the parables of Jesus. The first week his parable of the merciful Samaritan challenged our desire to justify ourselves. Last week the parable of the unfruitful fig tree challenged our temptation to delay in repenting, to take our own sweet time about changing...

Luke 13:1-9, 31-35 In 2002 my best friend Jill and I went on this great vacation to New Orleans. We stayed at a lovely bed and breakfast in the Garden District and took a walking tour of homes and cemeteries. We had beignets at Café du Monde and dinner at Arnaud's and listened to some jazz at Preservation Hall. As...

Luke 10:25-37 For several months now I just haven't been feeling well. My stomach is upset. I have this head and neck pain that just won't go away. And these three fingers of my right hand are numb. Now before you get worried, yes, I've been to the doctor and it's nothing serious. I'm almost 41 and I have a...