Browsing by Sharron R. Blezard
When Less is More
25th Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary Reflection, November 11, 2012
What if less really is more, especially when we entrust all that we have to God? Do we dare risk life abundant? (Photo by Jarkko Laine)
For All the Saints: Of Tears and Glory
Lectionary Reflection for All Saints Sunday
November 4, 2012
All Saints Sunday is a day of celebration and remembering, a time of reflection and thanksgiving. This is the day where tears and belief comingle to yield hope in the grace and glory of God. (Photo by Paul J. Everett)
Open my Eyes and Write on my Heart
22nd Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary Reflection, October 28,2012
How is God opening your eyes and writing on your heart? What do you see? What do you wish not to see? (Photo by lissalou66. Thanks!)
Invitation to the ‘Suffer’ Club
21st Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary Reflection, October 21, 2012
The disciples still don’t get it; Jesus’ style of leadership involves following, serving, and suffering. We’re still invited to join the club with faithful disciples from all times and places. Are you ready, willing, and able? (Photo © IngridHS – Fotolia.com)
Let there be…Stuff?
Here’s a six-session faith-based curriculum that helps Christian teenagers explore the relationship between their consumption, their faith, and the health of the planet. It’s a creation of The Story of Stuff Project and GreenFaith and includes a slideshow and plenty of interactive components. Best of all…it’s free to use! (Image Courtesy The Story of Stuff […]
What do you Lack?
20th Sunday after Pentecost, October 14, 2012
Lectionary Reflection
What possessions, what “stuff,” and what intangibles are keeping you from following Jesus’ instructions for discipleship? This is another hard teaching, but it is one that comes with a promise. Photo: © dimdimich – Fotolia.com
It’s Complicated
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 7, 2012 What are mere mortals that you should be mindful of them, human beings that you should care for them? Psalm 8:4 Life is messy. It’s rarely as orderly, prettified, and sensible as we delude ourselves into thinking it is. The creation is both beautiful and broken, or as […]
Tithing with Justice
Here’s a thoughtful article by Chris Haw about the biblical practice of tithing and its relationship to justice. Posted on the Two Cents blog, you are invited to join the conversation. (Photo by SAiM)
Rx for Broken Lives and Faltering Faith
As the most obese or overweight people on the planet, Americans know we need to do something about our poor health. Fortunately, the medical community is responding with remedies, both complex and commonsense. But is our spiritual health much better? Fortunately, the Bible tells us clearly how to get into good spiritual shape!
A Righteous Harvest
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary Reflection
September 23, 2012
Just as the effort of the grower and pickers is reflected in the bins of lovely, fragrant fruit, so are the works of our life reflected in the fruits of our deeds and the growth of our faith. How’s the harvest coming along in the orchard of your faith community? (Photo by AlicePopkorn, Creative Commons License)
