Why did Jesus have to set our healing hopes so high? by Michael Danner Gospel Reading: Mark 1:40 – 45 For Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012; Year B—Epiphany 6 As a pastor, there is nothing more frustrating than Jesus, doing something or saying something, that offers people hope of healing. I know, that doesn’t sound like [...]

Why on earth do we think seeing hopes fulfilled would remove our hope? by Danielle Shroyer Epistle Reading: Romans 8:12-25 For Sunday, July 17, 2011: Year A—Ordinary 16 Oh, Paul. You do love run-on sentences, don’t you? They are so lovely in Greek, holding up that long line of endless-sentenced logical arguments stacking up like [...]