by jakeowensby | Aug 21, 2020 | grace, Matthew 16:13-20
My maternal grandmother wore her white hair long, pulled back from her face, and falling straight down her back. She spoke broken English with a heavy German accent. Her name was Marie. And she loved me. My mother and I lived with her and my grandfather Josef off and...
by jakeowensby | Aug 25, 2017 | Matthew 16:13-20, Proper 16 A
Wearing a clerical collar and, as I recall, a black suit, I stood in line waiting to buy something at a drugstore near the church I was serving. A man directly in front of me turned around and asked, “Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?” Surprised that...
