What We Need
For Sunday, April 26, 2015 – John 10:11-18 Usually my attention goes immediately to the relationship between the sheep and the shepherd. How good and kind the shepherd is, willing to give his life for the sheep. How comforting to see myself as one of many, just an ordinary sheep, yet extraordinarily loved and known. […]
A New Understanding
Luke 24:36b-48 “Startled and terrified” is an apt description of how we are responding to much of life these days. We are startled by world events and our lack of control over them, terrified of one another, of all we do not condone or understand. Jesus comes to his friends as they hide out behind locked doors, entering the tomb of their fear. He comes […]
We Want to See Jesus
For Sunday, March 22, 2015 – John 12:20-33 What they want is quite simple: they want to see Jesus. Maybe they think if they can just see him, be in his presence even briefly, they will know him better, and better understand the kind of kingdom he is ushering in. They get more than they bargain for. They end […]
Take Another Look
For Sunday, March 15, 2015 – John 3:14-21 “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness…,” today’s passage says, “so must the Son of Man be lifted up.” This is one of those small bites of scripture we are apt to glide right past in our hurry to get to the meat of the message. […]
