I am Ironman
I am Ironman I was born in 1984. My wife and I are either part of Gen-Xers or we are Millennials depending on which list or source you look to for your information. We have seen all kinds of parenting…
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – What’s the Motive Behind Our Questions?
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Luke 20:27-40 What’s the Motive Behind Our Questions? The sects of first century Judaism were similar to the denominations in Christianity today. We probably hear the most about the Pharisees, but Sadducees (wealthy priests), Essenes…
31th Sunday of Ordinary Time – I Gave Up Diet Coke for God
31th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C Luke 19:1-10 I Gave Up Diet Coke for God I had a lightning bolt moment years ago. I had weird stuff on my feet that no doctor or lab test could identify and…
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time: List-Makers and Box-Checkers in God’s Economy
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C Luke 18:9-14 List-Makers and Box-Checkers in God’s Economy I’m a list-maker and a box-checker. It keeps my head straight. Sometimes I add completed tasks to my list just to cross them off. The…
How Can I Help
Years ago a friend of ours, Natalie, came to see us on a long weekend. She is a teacher at a school in northern Michigan. At that time our oldest daughter was around 2 and Norah, our youngest, was a…
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time- We Need Communication and God Wants It—How Blessed are We?!
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C Luke 18:1-8 How do you build a relationship with someone? You talk to them. Or if you’re like my husband and me pre-email, you write lots of letters. Regardless of the form, communication…