And how Jesus challenges expectationsProper 16B | John 6:56-69 Reading this gospel passage this morning—it offers us kind of a gloomy, how’d-we-get-here vibe. Doesn’t it sound like a low point? When the mission doesn’t just seem hard, but kind of unpopular. Like the path they’re on can’t …
Eating, Together
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! This summer, I’ve made a big deal of eating. The way I’ve put it is “eat well, preferably together.” You might take this as me being a bit food-obsessed, but it is based on two related concepts that are central to Jesus’s teaching and ministry. Jesus eats with …
A Word: Beyond Misunderstanding
Choosing to move past divisionProper 15B | John 6:51-58 Good morning, Friends! It’s been a minute. Anything happen while I was gone? A few things, I’m guessing. I don’t watch the news for hours these days, but we heard things in northern Michiga Politics is always in season, but …