Following Jesus In The Foothills
2nd Sunday in Lent (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
As we begin our Lent the Transfiguration illumines the way for us and strengthens our hope for the journey ahead. But the one thing it cautions us against is turning back, of looking behind us, because there is no backup camera, there is only Jesus walking ahead of us, ... Read More »
Forty Words
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
Last week I suggested that we could use, as sort of a tool for more intentionally living out these 40 days of Lent as disciples, Jesus’ 40 word answer to the question “Which is the Greatest Commandment?” Jesus replied, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your ... Read More »
1st Sunday of Lent (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 3/05/17
We’ve all experienced temptation. Confronting temptation is part of the Lenten journey. Maybe you’ve already experienced it? It’s amazing to me that even though I’m accustomed to occasionally skipping meals, that on Ash Wednesday all day my stomach was grumbling and complaining as if I was committing the biggest ... Read More »
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 2/27/17
Jesus was a teacher. Not just any teacher, but the Greatest Teacher Ever. When you think about what makes a good teacher, Jesus had an amazing ability to uncomplicated things- to present the subject matter in ways that were easily understandable and in ways that could be remembered. He ... Read More »
The Greatest Teacher Ever
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 2/27/17
The past couple of Sundays the Gospel we’ve been hearing has been from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This great sermon, beginning in Matthew Chapter 5 with the Beatitudes, constitutes Jesus’ great teaching on discipleship. What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? How are we to ... Read More »
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 2/27/17
The Sermon on the Mount reminds us that God’s ways are not our ways. God sees the world differently than you or I. God’s Truth is Jesus. We are being invited to put on 3D glasses, as St. Paul said, to put on the mind of Christ, to share ... Read More »
Jesus Was A Radical
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 2/27/17
Jesus was a radical. I don’t mean he was a social activist, a revolutionary, or an extremist. I mean Jesus was a radical in the true sense of the word. A radical is someone who “gets to the root of things”. We see that in the Gospel this weekend. ... Read More »
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 2/13/17
The readings today are challenging us as disciples of Jesus to be thermostats, not thermometers- To be active not passive; To be instruments of change, instead of like a weather rock, people who changes with the environment. As we strive to follow Jesus in the foothills, the invitation is ... Read More »
The Third Question
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 2/10/17
Over the past few weeks we’ve been exploring the “Jesus Question.” We started with the question Jesus himself posed to his disciples, “Who do YOU say Jesus is?” We expanded the question further asking, “Who does Jesus say He is?”. But there is a third question that could be ... Read More »
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 2/10/17
It doesn’t take much salt to make food taste better. But you’re likely to notice if there is no salt. Likewise, it doesn’t take too many trail markers to mark out a trail. But you’re likely to get lost without them. What Jesus is saying is that as his ... Read More »