The church often treats the story of Zacchaeus as a children’s story. If you grew up going to Sunday Church School, you may have learned this song: “Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he. He climbed up in a Sycamore tree for the Lord he wanted to see.” I … Continue reading “Saint Zacchaeus?” Luke 19:1-10
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Luke 14:25-33 “Counting the Cost: In Honor of Viola Liuzzo”
It feels like the lectionary is one week off. Since this is Gathering Sunday, the week that Church School, Choir and committee work begins again for a new year, it would be perfect to preach the preceding passage in Luke-The Great Banquet. There Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a banquet where the usual guests refuse to … Continue reading Luke 14:25-33 “Counting the Cost: In Honor of Viola Liuzzo”
With all my soul 