Death and Life
For Sunday, June 9, 2013 – Luke 7:11-17 “As Jesus approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out.” In such moments of ordinary, life-altering serendipity, Jesus approaches. Real Life, the Life beyond life, walks in, just as the life we thought we knew is on its way out. Whether or not we see […]
Other Gospels
For Sunday, June 2, 2013 – Galatians 1:1-12 People whom Paul says had been set free from their “present evil age” were now “quickly deserting…and turning to a different gospel.” This has been the temptation for Christians from the beginning. It’s nice to know we’re not alone. Maybe we are tugged away by the prosperity gospel. Or it […]
Truth Test
For Sunday, May 26, 2013 – Psalm 8 When the Spirit of truth comes, John says, we will be guided into all the truth (John 16:13). That is a remarkable statement, considering how uncertain most of us are about what is true and what is false. Are we being told the truth? Are we purveyors of […]
Pentecost
The Christian Church came into being at Pentecost. The gift of the Holy Spirit on that occasion is generally called the gift of tongues, but it might equally well be called the gift of ears…. As writers, readers, human beings, we cannot speak to or understand each other unless we are first prepared to listen. […]
