On the Back Porch

Reading, pondering and studying God’s Word is sometimes best done “on the back porch.” Each week we will try to offer something for you and your “back porch time.”

14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A

What We Celebrate

In the gospel for this coming Sunday we find Jesus in prayer. It is a prayer of thanksgiving for success in his efforts to call people to the Kingdom of God, but it also thanks God for the failures. The ones who are supposedly “wise and learned” are the ones who would not receive the God news. The ones who were thought naive and childlike are the ones who accepted the offer of relationship to Jesus and his Father.

It is the reality that the disciples will face. There are lessons to be learned for our time as we have the same mission as the Apostles.

There is a lot more to glean from this Sunday’s Gospel

Full Text of the Sunday Readings

Detailed Commentary on the Gospel

The Character of God: Faithful

One of the most repeated verses in Scripture is taken from Exodus 34:6: “The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” This verse is quoted or referenced 20 more times in the Old Testament. Take a moment to watch this short video (#6 of 6) in the series.

Previous videos in the series are:

#1 Character of God