by Brent Gundlah | Jul 28, 2024 | Reflections
Tenth Sunday after PentecostRev. Brent Gundlah”Bread” First Reading (Ephesians 4:1-16/Common English Bible)Gospel Reading (John 6:1-21/NRSVUE) Just a few weeks ago, on a hot and humid Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas, Major League Baseball held its annual...
by Brent Gundlah | Jul 23, 2024 | Reflections
Ninth Sunday after PentecostRev. Brent Gundlah”Going About Our Business” First Reading (Jeremiah 23:1-6 / NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 / NRSVUE) When we last checked-in with the apostles a couple of weeks ago, Jesus had just decided to “send...
by Brent Gundlah | Jul 14, 2024 | Reflections
Eighth Sunday after PentecostRev. Brent Gundlah”Choices” First Reading (Amos 7:7-15, NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (John 6:1-21, NRSVUE) I don’t know if you’ve noticed but pretty much every Sunday, right after I’ve finished reading the gospel passage, I say those...
by Brent Gundlah | Jul 7, 2024 | Reflections
Seventh Sunday after PentecostRev. Brent Gundlah”Going Home” First Reading (Ezekiel 2:1-5/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 6:1-13/NRSVUE) Jesus delivers. And by “delivers,” I don’t mean that Jesus frees anyone from captivity or constraint (like God did for the...
by Brent Gundlah | Jun 24, 2024 | Reflections
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost”Why Are You Afraid?”Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Job 38:1-11, NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 4:35-41, NRSVUE) “Why were you afraid?” Jesus asks his disciples near the end of today’s reading from Mark’s Gospel. And, at least...
