by jakeowensby | Jun 9, 2023 | Matthew 9:35-10:8, Proper 6 A
At the height of the Second World War, French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil (1909-1943) urged the Allies to provide planes so that squads of white-clad nurses could parachute onto the battlefield. The nurses would give medical aid and emotional comfort to the...
by jakeowensby | Jun 16, 2017 | Proper 6 A, Romans 5:1-8
The apostle Paul tells us that hope does not disappoint. Some will find this naive. After all, he was beaten and stoned. Slandered, shipwrecked, snake-bit, and imprisoned. Eventually, the Romans beheaded him. But once you know more of the story, it actually gets...
