Jeremiah 17:5,7 Luke 6:20-21, 24-25 Our scripture readings for today talk about blessings and curses. I have to admit that there’s a part of me that wants to run away from the idea of blessings and curses, the… Read More
Luke 5:3-10. Isaiah 6:1-8 In her book ‘“When “Spiritual but Not Religious” Is Not Enough,’ Lilian Daniel wrote: When I meet a teacher I don’t feel the need to tell him that I always hated math. When I… Read More
Luke 4:21 ff: I Corinthians 13: 4-7 Between urgency and patience Dear friends, Draft Some of you may remember me telling you that before she left Chelsea gave me a map of the BART Or Bay Area Rapid… Read More
Luke 4:16-21 “First Things First” As we’ve been moving together through this season of Epiphany, we’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the “firsts” in Jesus’s life and ministry. Before Epiphany there was Christmas, when the light of… Read More
John 2: 1-11 By Veronica Gould Wedding at Cana: First Reflection In our gospel reading today, we find Jesus with his mother and his new friends at a wedding reception. They’re all out of wine but the party’s… Read More
by Rola Al Ashkar Isaiah 43, Luke 3 How special would you feel if you enter a restaurant or a store and an employee greets you by your name? To call a person by their name is a… Read More
Posted: April 11, 2019 by Rola Al Ashkar
Reflection Feb 24, 2019 By Veronica Gould
Genesis 45, Luke 6 In order to understand the story of Joseph and his brothers, we need to return to the origins of this dysfunctional family. Their father, Jacob, was the younger of two sons to Isaac and… Read More