by Lynda Hart | Oct 21, 2025
The man healed in this story is perhaps the least willing and the least grateful of all the people Jesus heals in John’s Gospel. If ever we’re tempted to think that God’s healing depends on the quality or quantity of a person’s faith, this passage tells us otherwise....
by Lynda Hart | Oct 13, 2025
Imagine being shut out from your community, isolated by a condition that makes others see you as untouchable. Now picture encountering hope and healing in a moment of divine compassion. This is the story of the ten lepers—a powerful account of faith, gratitude, and...
by Lynda Hart | Oct 6, 2025
World Communion Sunday is a day that invites us to reflect on the global, inclusive nature of Christ’s table. In every corner of the earth, believers gather around bread and cup, celebrating not only the gift of communion but the vastness of the community with whom we...
by Lynda Hart | Sep 29, 2025
Jeremiah was a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah in the Old Testament, right before Judah ultimately fell to Babylon and was led away into captivity in 586BC. God sent Jeremiah to a crumbling nation to warn of their impending demise—a warning they didn’t heed....
by Lynda Hart | Sep 22, 2025
This week’s Gospel reading—The Parable Of The Dishonest Manager—is difficult. I mean, really difficult. Why? Well, it seems to show Jesus approving of dishonest and unethical business practices. Wait. What? How can that possibly be? The story centers around a man who...
