The big game is today.  It is Super Bowl time and this year the playing field might be a bit more level.  I even saw an article that said the real underdog isn’t the team one might expect.  No matter who you are cheering for tonight we can all make this day memorable.   Today, Bethel…

Today’s gospel lectionary text is a familiar story.  Sometimes when we hear a familiar story we make assumptions about not only what happens next in the account, but the meaning behind what we are hearing.  Luke recounts this time in Jesus’s ministry a bit differently than the other gospels, so listen with fresh ears and…

Our lectionary reading today is the Epistle reading of the day and it comes from Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth.  It is a familiar passage about love.  When we hear familiar passages or stories we often assume that we know everything there is to know about them, but there is always something new…