by jakeowensby | Jun 16, 2023 | Courage, Matthew 10:24-39, Proper 7 A
To speak normally—to make intelligible sounds that other people could understand—I had to undergo two lengthy surgeries. The first happened when I was just a toddler. There’s not much I can tell you about that one. I have no memory of it at all. The second time around...
by jakeowensby | Jun 19, 2020 | Matthew 10:24-39
Love is powerful. And complicated. And messy. In the British crime series “River,” Detective John River puts it this way: “There should be more than one word for love. I’ve seen love that kills, and I’ve seen love that redeems. I’ve seen love that...
by jakeowensby | Jun 23, 2017 | Matthew 10:24-39, Proper 7 A, Romans 6:1b-11
Fleeing persecution, a Christian priest sought sanctuary in a non-Christian’s home. Considering its size and its influence in that place, Christianity was a minor sect. But this faith movement was growing. And it posed a vexing problem for the government. The...
