Texts: Mark 7:24-37, James 2:1-17, Isaiah 35:4-7 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. We all play favorites at one time or the other. I imagine here we all have our favorite baseball teams, and I’ve learned to be careful if that favorite team is not the Boston Red Sox. I […]

Text: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23; James 1: 17-27 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I’d like to begin with a lesson from history. Growing up in Puerto Rico, if you paid attention to history class, we learned of the conquest of the Americas by the Spaniards, and we give special […]

Text: John 6:56-69, Ephesians 6:10-20, Joshua 24:1-2, 14-18 Grace, Peace, and Mercy from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Beloved, what if I told you, that the Gospel can lead you to difficulty? That it can interrupt, upend, radicalize our world views for the sake of the Reign of God? The Gospel is hope, it […]