I have never shepherded sheep, but for ten years I had the job of keeping up with Frankie (as well as taking care of two other dogs and a cat). So Frankie and her tendency to run came to mind when reading the parable of the Lost Sheep. Today marks one year since IContinueContinue reading “The risky choice”
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How would Jesus host a dinner party?
Why is Jesus telling us where we should sit at a party and who should be invited? There is a lot more going on than table manners. This morning I had the chance to be with the good folks at St. Mark’s in Birmingham, and offer a sermon on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost. Readings:ContinueContinue reading “How would Jesus host a dinner party?”
“Do you want to be made well?” — Moms Demand Action Recess Rally
On August 17, 2019, I was given the opportunity to represent the Alabama Poor People’s Campaign at a Mom’s Demand Action rally at Linn Park in Birmingham, Alabama. I took my text from John 5:1-9, where Jesus asks the sick man by the pool “Do you want to be made well?” https://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3267821/Recess_Rally_8_17_19.mp3
“For freedom Christ has set us free.”
In this world of 24/7 instant news and comments and echo chambers, how do we live as followers of Jesus? What if in loving our neighbor, we also bore fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. What if instead of being quick to be right, we were quick to love?
When Jesus prays for us…
On this Seventh, Sunday of Easter, squeezed between the Feasts of the Ascension and Pentecost, we get the concluding passage of Jesus’ prayer in John 17. John is perhaps my favorite Gospel, so I am prone to nerd out a little bit about the uniqueness of John. Each year in the Revised Common Lectionary weContinueContinue reading “When Jesus prays for us…”
Kelley Hudlow 