by jakeowensby | Apr 7, 2017 | Matthew 26:14- 27:66, Palm Sunday A, Uncategorized
Woody Allen once said something like, “My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.” Humor has a way of delivering hard and tender truths that we might otherwise fend off. Satirists coax us into lowering our guard with the promise of a good laugh. The best...
by jakeowensby | Mar 3, 2017 | 1 Lent A, Matthew 4:1-11, Uncategorized
Like lots of adolescent boys, I dreamed alternately of being an Olympic athlete or a rock star. I imagined leaning into the tape at the finish line or laying down riffs in a packed auditorium. Not a single one of these fantasies included hours upon hours of grueling,...
by jakeowensby | Sep 4, 2016 | Proper 18 C, Uncategorized
Lots of television ads sell products by associating them with images and music that stir tender emotions. Take for instance this Subaru commercial: A young man pulls his Subaru to a stop in the woods, opens the door, and a chocolate lab puppy bounces out. Time passes....
