On feeling overwhelmed

The texts for Sunday, July 10, 2016 are: Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-10; Colossians 1:1-14; and Luke 10:25-37 “Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too far away. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us, and get it forContinueContinue reading “On feeling overwhelmed”

Not Enough

The texts for Sunday July 26, 2015 (9th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 17): 2 Kings 4: 42-44; Psalm 145: 10-18; Ephesians 3: 14-21; and John 6: 1-21 We just don’t have enough There isn’t enough I think this might well be one of the oldest excuses in the book next to maybe, “not me” “notContinueContinue reading “Not Enough”

God is greater…

The texts for Sunday, April 29, 2012: Acts 4:5–12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16–24; and John 10:11–18 “… for God is greater than our hearts…” – 1 John 3:18-20 This week, I’ve had a couple of depressing conversations. Conversations about how the world is such a hard place, how things don’t seem to ever getContinueContinue reading “God is greater…”