Ex 22:20-26
1 Thes 1:5c-10
Mt 22:34-40
“You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Every night when I return home from work our two dogs, Hannah and Emmie, greet me at the [...]

Is 45:1, 4-6
1 Thes 1:1-5b
Mt 22:15-21
For the sake of Jacob, my servant, of Israel, my chosen one, I have called you by your name, giving you a title, though you knew me not.
I have noticed billboards along the freeway that say, “Put your name here…or put your business’s name here.” It seems to always catch [...]

Is 25:6-10a
Phil 4:12-14, 19-20
Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10
Recently I was asked to do a memorial service for a friend’s brother. The memorial service was held in a nearby town at a funeral home. The circumstance of this man’s death was both too soon and very unexpected. After meeting with the young man’s family it was very [...]

Is 5:1-7
Phil 4:6-9
Mt 21:33-43
The Vineyard
In the readings for Sunday October 5th, we enter the world of the vineyard. In the first reading we hear about the owner doing everything necessary to grow wonderful grapes. Instead when it is time to harvest them, the grapes are wild and not good for the intended purpose. In the [...]