by jakeowensby | Aug 11, 2023 | Matthew 15:21-28, Proper 15 A
When my daughter was diagnosed with autism, I had a few choice words for God. On a long evening walk under the stars, I railed at the unfairness of it all. At God’s unfairness. “Honestly, the kid’s barely out of preschool and she’s already undergone open heart...
by jakeowensby | Aug 18, 2017 | Matthew 15:21-28, Proper 15 A
My father never joined the Klan. And Neo-Nazis would have disgusted him. He didn’t serve in WWII to see Americans goose-stepping down Main Street waving swastikas. And yet, my father was an unapologetic racist. In his mind, blacks were simply inferior to whites. This...
by jakeowensby | Aug 17, 2017 | Matthew 15:21-28
Sometimes you have to remind God to be God. At least, that’s what some bible stories appear to be saying. As we’ll see in a minute, these stories are reminding us to act like the children of God. For instance, God confides to Abraham that Sodom is about to be toast...
