"The early church called everyone who had faith in Jesus a saint. And so today's celebration is not just about those christians whose names have been added to a calendar, it's for all of the faithful in every generation, past, present , and yet...

"In other words, this parable is for everybody...this is the lesson we need when we are tempted to believe that we are better, that we are favored, that we are good in a way that others are not."

"The all too familiar tension between the powerful and the powerless... is where Jesus shows us the true nature of God - by showing us what God is not." 

Guest Preacher. President & CEO of Episcopal Relief & Development

"When we have built our self worth and relationship to God around things we do as opposed to what god has done for us... this can lead us to a very dark place indeed."