(I apologize that I had to remove the audio file of my complete sermon, as there seems to have been a technical glitch. In compensation, I'll try to flesh out the brief version of my sermon below. Check back in a day or two to see if I have expanded what is shown here.) A …
Marks of Community
Today's Gospel reading, Luke 13:10-17, should be read in the context of the entire chapter 13 of Luke. Jesus heals the woman who was bent over for eighteen years in the midst of various parables and confrontational dialogues. What unifies all these segments of chapter 13 is the idea of community. A careful reading of this …
