The Truth of Love
For Sunday, May 24, 2015 – John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 We say we want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But sometimes the truth is not easy to hear. Jesus speaks to his friends from the depths of his own truth, telling them he soon will depart, leaving them under the care and teaching of an Advocate. They must 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, […]
