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 […]
God’s Comedy-Drama
For Sunday, March 20, 2016 – Luke 19:28-40 The comedy-drama of life’s unfolding story was set in motion long before we came on stage, and it will continue long after we make our exit. While we are here, we are given a few lines to speak, some actions to take, entrances and exits to further […]
The Power of Food
For Sunday, March 6, 2016 – Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 One of his best known stories, the one about a father’s grand celebration over the return of a renegade son, comes by way of Jesus responding to a complaint. A growing number of the region’s outcasts has been congregating around him. He is as apt now to be found […]
The Meaning of the Missing
For Sunday, February 28, 2016 – Luke 13:1-9 “Mind the gap,” the disembodied voice warns passengers stepping onto a London train. Notice what is not there in plain sight. Pay attention to the empty spaces, what you do not see. Jesus, too, urges us to be alert to the absent. Empty branches hang heavy with […]
