Hey hey! It's another episode of the podcast and today we chat about Jesus feeding the 5000 (even women and children!) from the 14th chapter of Matthew's Gospel. Jesus has compassion on the gathered masses and recruits the disciples to help feed them all. The miracles of new life happen every day. In Christ, God opens our eyes to see them and we can't help but be a part of it.

Hey hey! It's the 9th Sunday after Pentecost and it's been awhile but we're back with another edition of O, Wounded Head Now Sacred. Here's some things I'm thinking about for this coming Sunday. Stay cool and hydrated!

In Jesus' High Priestly Prayer in the Gospel according to John, He makes a few petitions to God on behalf of the disciples, and in this episode, I focus on the one petition that seems a little inconceivable (and yes, Princess Bride fans, I know what that word means). Jesus prays that "they might be one" or for unity. Is this mere high hopes or is it a challenge for how those who follow in Jesus' way are expected to live as the heirs of eternal life? I probably just  answered my own question. Enjoy!

Thanks always to Larry Olson and Dakota Road Music for allowing us to use their music!

A GPS map can only do so much. Sometimes when we're stuck in the middle, it's important to know where we're going so we can better navigate the inevitable things that throw us off course. Jesus gives us a clue in the Gospel of John as to what this might look like.

John 14:1-14

Jesus shows up to 2 disciples on their way to Emmaus on Easter Day. Jesus takes the route of asking the question of the now classic 4 Non-Blondes song, "What's up?"  from 1992. An even older reference could be Bugs Bunny's catchphrase, "What's up, doc?" Either way, Jesus gets them to  share their story and Jesus shares His which eventually leads to a new way of seeing and living for these 2 disciples.

Luke 24

4 Non-Blondes

Bugs Bunny

Side note: apparently "What's Up, Doc" is also a  movie from 1972 starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal but I didn't watch it.

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We end the church calendar year with Christ the King Sunday and our Gospel text is Luke 23: 33-43.  Kingly images that come to my mind are Simba, Aragorn and the Bratheons, but of course that isn't the point of Christ the King. I need more "spiritual reps," or constant reminding that Jesus is Lord. It's the sinner in me, I guess. Have a great week!

Jesus lays down the lumber in this little section of the Gospel of Luke and tells the people about all of the hardships that will take place. This isn't a prophecy, but rather a telling of the way things are. Jesus will later point them to what will sustain them, His very self.

Jesus calls His disciples and immediately starts teaching. Jesus instructs them in the ways of viewing relationships with God's point of view rather than our own. I'm not really quite sure where the Partridge Family earworm came from, but I'm trusting that the Spirit put it there for a reason. Dangerous, I know.