Scarcity thinking can easily move in the direction of thinking that there really is no God. Which to me is the ultimate scarcity—namely, thinking there is no God. As the Psalmist states, “The fool has said, “There is no God.” When we give into this way of thinking that there is no God, we do foolish things.
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 10 (Year B) Mark 6:14-29 Trinity Church in the City
But with Jesus there is no zero-sum outcome. Jairus’ daughter gets healed too. This is not a story about how the outsiders are rewarded and the insiders are punished. The last may come first and the first last, but the first are not excluded.
KGL+ Sermon Trinity Church Boston Year B, Proper 7 June 23, 2024 May the words of my mouth and the
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 6 (Year B) Mark 4:26-34 Trinity Church in the City
Trinity Church in the City of Boston Proper 5 Year B June 9, 2024 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15)
The Rev. Brandon Ashcraft The Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Trinity Church in the City
Jesus perfectly transformed us beyond what to love in God’s eyes into persons who to love, just like God’s three persons who love.
KGL+ Sermon Trinity Church Boston Year B, Pentecost May 19, 2024 May the words of my mouth and the meditations
