I Am the Way
For Sunday, May 18, 2014 – John 14:1-14 Jesus keeps on trying to clarify, and his friends keep on struggling for clarity. At least that much hasn’t changed. “Do not be troubled. Believe in God, believe in me. God’s house has many dwelling places. Wouldn’t I have told you if there wasn’t going to be […]
Holy and Ordinary
For Sunday, April 13, 2014 – Matthew 21:1-11 Jesus comes riding into Jerusalem at the intersection of Holy and Ordinary. Your king and lord (picture royal, honored, high above the rest, wearing plush garments) comes to you in a way quite unlike that sort of king. He comes as one of us, in everyday garb, […]
Dead or Alive
For Sunday, April 6, 2014 – John 11:1-45 How devastating for someone to die of a curable illness. Even worse, Mary and Martha know that if only Jesus had been where they needed him to be, he could have healed their brother. Where are you, Jesus? Can’t you see how much we need you? We cry out, bereft, struggling under the weight of […]
Dissecting Mystery
For Sunday, March 30, 2014 – John 9:1-41 Mystery is afoot and we demand answers. Fall to our knees in silence? Allow awe to wash over us? No, no, we will have none of that. We will don the armor of asking the wrong questions, delaying the truth. We think if only we can dissect mystery, […]
