In our scripture passage this week, Luke 16: 1-14, we find an unlikely role model—a dishonest manager who after losing trust with his employer by cooking the books, was about to lose his home. Like the dishonest manager, the collective human preoccupation with getting and keeping more money has led to the squandering of God’s creation. We too are at risk of losing our home.

In Luke 15:1-19, the Pharisees criticize Jesus for eating with sinners. Jesus confronts their value system by telling two parables in which…

Quietly, behind the scenes, a small circle of people have been designing a new way of providing care for one another here…

ach year, from September 1 to October 4, different branches of the Christian family tree unite for the Season of Creation, a worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home.

When we moved to England we bought an old red Vauxhall from an elderly gentleman. On our first drive in the countryside around Bristol we stumbled upon a small “pick your own” apple orchard with heritage English apples. A short, wiry man with cheeks like an apple doll greeted us. Sensing our enthusiasm for these unfamiliar apple varieties he handed us juicy apples, one after another—Pippins, Russets, Bramleys—to bite into and try before sending us off into the orchard with buckets. 

In today’s passage, Luke 14:1,7-14, Jesus was invited over to a Pharisee’s house for dinner. The men were religious leaders, accustomed to taking up space in the centre, entitled to status and power. Jesus noticed how they vied for the seats of honour at the table. Jesus did not keep the peace by pretending this wasn’t happening. Instead, he brought their behaviour out in the open, addressing it through a parable about a wedding feast:

Can you recall a meal with other people that you recently enjoyed? I imagine the food was good and the conversation was interesting,…

This week’s passage was Luke 12:32-40. In it, we see once again how Luke organizes Jesus’ teachings, pairing words of instruction with a parable. In…

As a church, we want to cultivate kinship with God, one another, and creation. This kinship is based on our understanding that the natural world is interrelated by Creator’s design, and that we humans, as creatures and cohabitors of this world, are part of this net of belonging.

Last week, we looked at the vulnerability and weight of having unmet needs. This week, we are looking at the vulnerability and weight…