Proper 18/ Pentecost 15                                                                                                                            The Rev. Christy Laborda Harris
Isaiah 35:4-7a + Mark 7:24-37                                                                                                                September 5, 2021

Throughout the last year, a good friend of mine from seminary kept raving about this show called “Ted Lasso.” He swore it was just so fun, upbeat, and feel good. Then our two other friends from seminary started watching and I was hearing it from all three—just how good this show is. So finally, when I got a new phone with a free year’s subscription… Continue reading →

Proper 17                                                                                The Rev. Christy Laborda Harris
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23                                                      August 29, 2021 

In a reflection published this past week, the Lutheran pastor of public witness, Nadia Bolz-Webber compares our current state of overwhelm to the circuit breaker of an old apartment she lived in. 

Were I to audaciously assume my hair drier could run while my stereo was on, I would once again find myself opening the grey metal fuse box next to the refrigerator and flipping the breaker. My apartment had been built at a time when there were… Continue reading →

Proper 14/ Pentecost 11                                                        The Rev. Christy Laborda Harris
1 Kings 19:4-8                                                                         August 8, 2021

Elijah went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”

I would wager that most of us have felt a bit like Elijah at one… Continue reading →