Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-11 Where are the fruitful places for sharing the gospel? In short, any place where we..
Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.”..
Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Eastertide 3B Do you know the phrase, “You know better, so do better”? One little..
Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 Easter 2B Marks of the resurrected Jesus community or maybe rules for the household of..
Another day has dawned, a day we anticipated would be like yesterday — full of despair and confusion, fear and sorrow —..
We woke today hoping against hope that you would be alive and with us, Lord. We had wished yesterday was a nightmare,..
Mark 16:1-8 Secrets people take to the grave don’t often stay there. Movies, reality television and soap operas make great use of..
Lord, days like today we wish we could wipe off the calendar. The pain crushes our spirits. Seeing you mocked and beaten,..
Servant Lord, you come not to be served but to serve. You tell us to emulate your actions becoming least and last..
You call us, Lord of all, to keep awake, to watch and be ready, to be on alert for the in-breaking..
Lord Christ, Hosanna in the highest, even as you prepare to face your death, you continue your God-given work. We marvel at..
Lord, after the crowds and noise, the branches and cloaks, the shouts of “Hosanna!” and the scramble to follow your instructions and..
Cloaks on the road, leafy branches cut from the fields of those who welcomed you, Lord Christ, all offerings of what..
Mark 11:1-11 Palm/Passion Sunday, Year B Why are you doing this? What are you doing? These two questions are front and center..
John 12:20-33 (34-36) Lent 5B Some Greeks want to see Jesus. They must have heard stories about Jesus. Word had gotten around..
Numbers 21:4-9; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 Lent 4B John 3:16. Even in this age when education through memorization has fallen out of..
Exodus 20:1-17; John 2:13-22 Lent 3B Jesus, early in his ministry in John’s Gospel, ventures to Jerusalem for the festival of Passover...
Mark 8:31-38 Lent 2B Immediately after Peter declares that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus begins to teach the disciples that he will..
Mark 1:9-15 Lent 1B Mark’s Holy Spirit dove does not sit cooing on a nearby branch, placidly watching. No, Mark’s version of..
Lord God, on this Ash Wednesday when we repent and turn to the gospel, we once again turn to you with cries..
Lord to whom we belong in life and death, our only comfort, we come before you aware of our failings and awed..
Transfiguration of the Lord Mark 9:2-9 Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strips come to mind when I read the account of the Transfiguration..
Mark 1:29-39 Ordinary 5B Four scenes, two settings. The two settings? Simon’s home and a deserted place. The four scenes? Healing of..
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Mark 1:21-28 Ordinary 4B What an exciting day at the synagogue. Astounding teaching, interrupted by an angry outburst, followed by..
God of loving kindness, why are we, the very people made in your image, so brutal and cruel? The headlines tell of..
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