Do You Believe It?
For Sunday, April 3, 2016 – John 20:19-31 Thomas and Jesus consider one of the oldest of questions: Do we believe what we see, or do we see what we believe? For some of us, belief requires tangible evidence. We want to believe—whether the subject is justice for all or love of neighbor or fairness […]
Reading Our Lives
For Sunday, March 13, 2016 – John 12:1-8 Reading the gospel is a bit like reading life itself. On the journey we get to meet and learn from a whole bunch of characters, ourselves included. We can choose to breezily skim the surface of the story, picking up little scraps of wisdom to enjoy at […]
Become the Light
For Sunday, January 3, 2016 – John 1:(1-9), 10-18 For John the best way to tell of God’s coming into this time and space realm is by means of poetry. In lieu of genealogy and anecdotes, he offers a filling feast of images. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, […]
What Is Your Business Here?
For Sunday, November 22, 2015 – John 18:33-37 Today marks the close of another year’s journey with Jesus. Here we stand once more, overhearing Jesus be quizzed by Pilate. Like a teacher issuing a stern final exam, Pilate gathers his central concerns about Jesus into a single question, the key question-above-all-questions for us all: Who […]
