Tag Archives: Jesus

Year C Proper 20: Thick as thieves

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

An extract from tomorrow’s sermon: A man was incarcerated in a high security prison on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. Whilst there, he had fallen under the wings of one of the most notorious criminal … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 18: One lousy sales pitch

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

The other day, during a screening of the final movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy – the one where all of the final battles happen and the last-ditch attempts to overcome evil in the face of incredible odds … Continue reading →

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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 17: An ambition for humility

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

So what happens if the audience at the dinner party follows Jesus’ advice? What if the next time they are invited out, they are falling over themselves and each other to sit at the foot of the table? What if … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 16: Jeremiah and Jesus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

The Book of Jeremiah is a complicated document, and there are many scholarly debates about its history and its voices, its purpose and its people. What we read at its beginning, though, is a classic call story. “Here,” says God, … Continue reading →

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Assumption

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

She spent a lot of time running away from reality. When she was young, she ran to the hill country. She sang revolutionary songs that she couldn’t hope to realize. She ran to Egypt, where the fires burn and courage … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 13: the divine economy

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

There are some doors that money doesn’t open; there are some palms that cannot be greased. When Jesus is asked to interfere in a family financial dispute, he declines. Sort it out between yourselves, he tells them. Deal rightly with … Continue reading →

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Strange gifts

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

For the feast of Joseph of Arimathea: The gift of a place to rest in peace. A quiet tomb. A hillside full of life and new growth. A garden; paradise on earth. The tenderness of a cradling arm, swaddling clothes. … Continue reading →

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Martha, Mary and the midwife’s advice

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Here’s how I’d like the story to go: Martha: lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” Jesus: “lads, Simon, Andrew, James, Whatsyername, you … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 7: Angels and demons

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

In some ways, the man healed of demons in the Gerasene region of Galilee is the first preacher of the Christian gospel. He gets it – he really does! Even after years of torment at the mercy of a legion … Continue reading →

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