Sunday, September 20 Year A, Proper 20, RCL, Track 1 Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 “To me, living is Christ and dying is gain.” Paul tells the Church in Philippi that when we are alive, we should live in Christ. There is no better way to live than having Christ within you. The only better place we can be is in dying. For that is gain over where we are now. He says he is hard-pressed to make a decision (as if the decision were his to m

Sunday, September 13 Year A, Proper 19, RCL, Track 1 Exodus 14:19-31 Psalm 114 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 Today we are halfway through Ordinary Time, the season after Pentecost. As we can see, the seasonal color remains green. Many say green reminds us that this season is a time of learning and growth in our faith. Our recent journey through Matthew speaks of living in community especially: morality, accountability, and loving our neighbor. These messages are not meant

Sunday, September 6 Proper 18, Year A, RCL, Track 1 Exodus 12:1-14 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 The original Church was relatively communal in nature. When you joined, you were to sell all you had and give the proceeds to the Church. To become a member (being baptized) often meant no less than a year or two of preparation and vetting. The vetting was to ensure you were not a Roman or Temple spy. And the preparation was to make sure you knew and understood Christ’s teaching