by jakeowensby | Jan 21, 2022 | Luke 4:14-21
They’re struggling. That’s what friends, colleagues, and many of my readers have told me. Each carries their own unique burdens and cares and uncertainties. And yet what so many of their stories have in common is a sense that it’s hard, I mean really hard, to be...
by jakeowensby | Aug 9, 2019 | Luke 12:32-40
No matter who you are, you’re going to worship something. You may reject every notion of a supreme being or life after death or even universal moral principles. Nevertheless, you’re going to worship something. You’re going to tap into something that makes your life...
by jakeowensby | Dec 1, 2017 | 1 Advent B, Mark 13:24-37
A friend of mine and I were chatting over lunch. Professional topics had occupied us for about half an hour, but once the business was done our conversation took a theological turn. My friend asked, “Do you think the end is near?” Civil unrest, escalating violence,...
