Why Look Among the Dead?
For Sunday, March 27, 2016 – Luke 24:1-12 Only the women are brave enough to go very early on that first day to the tomb where Jesus has been laid. They want to anoint his bruised and beaten body, to help usher him in to heaven’s realm. They want to see again what they have […]
Everything, Given From God
For Sunday, May 17, 2015 – John 17:6-19 What if we were to begin to believe, as Jesus believed, that everything is given to us from God? Nothing is a mistake. Everything has purpose and meaning uniquely suited for our lives. The person who adores me, along with the one who does not like me so much—given. The tasks […]
Love and Joy
For Sunday, May 10, 2015 – John 15:9-17 What’s love got to do with it? Apparently, everything. Abide in my love, Jesus says. Hmm . . . how do we do that? By keeping my commandments. Ah-ha . . . I knew there had to be a catch. So “abiding in love” is about duty and commitment and obligation. […]
The Fruit of Abiding
For Sunday, May 3, 2015 – John 15:1-8 How readily we hear the admonition to “bear fruit.” Go, do, produce . . . be all you can be, and then some. Be productive or be cast aside. Growing up on an Iowa farm, attending a small school and a small church where everyone had work to do, […]
