From the Pastor

Two natural, common liquids with very different properties animate the texts today: water and olive oil. Matthew’s gospel text revolves around the use of olive

All Saints’ Sunday celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. This day and the appointed readings are

Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in

In this week’s first reading God uses the Gentile ruler Cyrus to accomplish divine purposes. When the Pharisees try to trap Jesus, he tells them

In Isaiah we are given a vision of the great feast to come, when God will wipe away death forever. In Jesus’ parable about a

God has planted a garden, expecting justice, but finds bloodshed instead (Isaiah 5). The lessons from the Hebrew Scriptures and the Gospel of Matthew today

Matthew narrates one of Jesus’ controversial parables in which Jesus says that the reign of God is like that of a landowner who pays his

Sunday’s scriptures remind us that being a disciple requires forgiveness, fearlessness, and boldness. Paul often wrote to fledgling churches to offer thanksgiving, encouragement, and further teaching.