John 21:1-19 This may seem an odd place to start this week, but I cannot help but wonder where Jesus got the bread. Or the fish that were already being grilled on that charcoal fire for that matter. Oh, I suppose it would be nothing at all for one who has just defeated death to …
Month: April 2019
On Scars and Stories, Doubt and Faith Once More
John 20:19-31 Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed! Alleluia! It has been a busy season and along with many I step into this week after Easter a bit more tired than usual. Indeed, these last days have been full and rich and more than good and in the busyness, I have not yet …
Needing the Easter Promise Now!
Luke 24:1-12 This week I found myself remembering a Holy Week long ago. It was late in March after my dad had died in January. I had spoken with his ‘baby sister’ early in the week. Her voice, by then, was weak, for cancer was stealing her last breath. I live halfway across the country, …
Luke’s Passion: First Thoughts
Luke 23:1-49 It has long been our practice to share the Passion on Palm Sunday. Some years we have read the ‘long version’ with a narrator reading the bulk of the story and individuals stepping to microphones to share the words of Pilate, Herod, the two criminals who hung beside Jesus, the centurion who speaks …