John 2:13-22 As I sit with the familiar scene before us now, it occurs to me that maybe my first instinct is to ‘over-humanize’ Jesus — that perhaps I am attributing too much of what I see in you and me to him. And yet, at least in my experience, this is precisely what many …
Month: February 2018
Picking Up Our Crosses: Dismantling Fear
Mark 8:31-38 I came home for supper this last Wednesday night. It was Ash Wednesday, and the day had already been full. I had preached at our noon service and so I figured I had a little more time before heading back for evening worship. The sermon was ‘tested’ already and would not need revision. …
This Time Apart: Entering Lent
Mark 1:9-15 I remember this well. A friend was pastor of a congregation which was then a new mission. As a result, their membership boasted all sorts of people who were relatively young in the faith — or at least that is why I was told they made this decision. “We don’t celebrate the season …
Passing on the Mantle
2 Kings 2:1-12 I am thinking a lot these days about what it is to have precious gifts passed along — perhaps not unlike what transpired between Elijah and Elisha in the vivid scene before us now. And yes, I expect I think about it now for I am aware that I am entering into …