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Joann H. Lee
Joann H. Lee is associate pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco.
What makes good soil? (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)
If it were easy, we would have it all figured out already.
The weary and heavy laden (Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30)
Rest is often viewed as a privilege rather than a necessity.
July 16, Ordinary 15A (Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23)
The sower just seems to hope that the seeds will find the right kind of soil, while doing little to ensure that is the case.
July 9, Ordinary 14A (Romans 7:15–25a; Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30)
I would have been embarrassed, downright ashamed to be associated with gluttons, drunkards, and sinners.
Fully convinced in their own minds
My roommate in seminary was and still is a vegetarian. I grew up eating, and still occasionally enjoy, Spam. Our understanding of food could not have been any more different, and those first few months of negotiating our shared kitchen posed some challenges.
We both agreed, however, that we loved to eat.
Sunday, September 14, 2014: Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35
Church folks will not always agree—nor should we.
Rules vs. love
The household I grew up in did not have a lot of rules. My parents were first-generation immigrants who worked 12 hours a day, six days a week. So even if we'd had a lot of rules, they would not have been home to enforce most of them.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
What comes first—your actions or your beliefs? Here's Paul's answer: neither one. What comes first is the love of God.
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