With apologies to George Michael, and for showing my age in the title, here's the Friday Edition.Forgiveness is hard. Following Jesus is harder. Good thing it's not up to us, as much as we wish it were." I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith."

2 parables packed into this little Gospel text from Luke 15:1-10.Luke 15:1-10

Greetings! I've been on hiatus with vacation and Churchwide Assembly, but the podcast is back and today we talk about Jesus healing a crippled woman in Luke 13.The Gospel TextWe Shall Be Free

What does it mean to be a neighbor? We are hard-wired to be neighborly, but there are limits and those are hard-wired in as well.Sunday's Gospel TextSurvival of the KindestFred RogersDakota Road Music

Thoughts and musings for this upcoming Sunday, the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C. The Gospel reading is Luke 10:1-11, 16-20The Poem from St. Teresa of AvilaThe Poem from Wendell Berry

Don't look back, you might lose track of where you are headed.Gospel text Luke 9:51-62

A little processing of the Gospel of Luke 9:51-62. A good article about SamaritansMount Gerizim is the place where the Samaritans continue to worship to this day.The International Harvester 3388

A sermon on the Gerasene demoniac.Special thanks again to  Dakota Road Music!!!

Jesus just calms the storm and now pigs are jumping off cliffs! What would Jesus do, you might ask? Well, he'd get back into the boat, but not before sending someone on his way. Special thanks to our podcast musicians, Dakota Road Music!Larry Olson - I'm On My WayDakota Road MusicCanotila - pronounced Cha-ohn-tila

Today's Gospel Text - John 16:12-15Here is some additional reading if you care to do so:Anna Madsen's Sermon on the Holy TrinityThe Kaibab Deer ProblemMitakuye Oyasin