Author: jpserrano

Luke 9:51-62 (Sermon Scraps)

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Year C (Proper 8 [13], Pentecost +6)Luke 9:51-62 Context: Jesus begins his journey to Jerusalem. Location:  On the road; they’re traveling through Samaritan villages. Characters: Jesus, James, John, disciples, 3 would-be followers Notes: 9:51- This is a turning point in the Gospel.  We, as post resurrection readers of the story, know what happens in Jerusalem.   9:52- The whole Luke-Acts narrative is about Jesus joining the mission of God and inviting the reader to join that mission Read More …

This Is The End (Movie Theology)

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The Movie Last week I saw This is The End.   On RottenTomatoes it earned on the Tomatometer an 85% from critics and an 84% from fans.  These reviews, especially from the critics, surprised me because I thought the film was ok in humor but poor in message.  I get why people liked this movie.  It is irreverent, funny, and movie stars play a version of themselves that poke fun at the Hollywood lifestyle.  It had Read More …

The First Friday and the Philosphy Behind It.

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Part of the requirements for my pastoral internship is that I complete some sort of project.  Here it is. The Project The Church’s context: I noticed that the church is near a high school and many youth walk by the church on a daily basis.  For several days I stood outside the church during the half hour or so youth were walking home and counted how many young people passed our building. So I put a Read More …