Tag Archives: discipleship

Tomorrow’s gospel

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

“No one starts a war, Jesus says, without first calculating the chances of winning. Otherwise, they may get drawn into open-ended, unending conflict, with no clear way out, sending life chasing after death as though they hate the lives of … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 9: Independence, interdependence, and discipleship

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Some of you had the experience three or so years ago of hosting the Bishop’s Bike Ride as it came through town. On any given evening on the trip, thirty or so saddle sore riders roll into an Episcopal church … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 8: Don’t look back

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

There are some hard words from Jesus in this passage: “Let the dead bury their own dead.” “No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” “The Son of Man … Continue reading →

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Year B Proper 24: Skip to glory

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

sermon for Sunday, October 21, 2012, Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio “You do not know what you are asking.” That was Jesus’ first response to James and John’s audacious requests for the places of highest honour in Jesus’ coming … Continue reading →

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Year B Proper 23: sermon

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

A sermon for October 14th 2012, preached at Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio There’s a novel by Nick Hornby which I read some years ago called How to Be Good.* In it, the protagonist, an ordinary, grumpy, middle-aged man, … Continue reading →

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