In Between Next Sunday’s Gospel text comes at a unique moment in the Church year. We had 40 days of Lent in preparation, culminating with Holy Week and the events of the Passion. Then the great even itself, Easter Sunday, which begins a new season of 50 days ending at Pentecost with the outpouring of […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: The Children’s Sermon — One Salient Point
Dear ______: I hear your objection to preaching a children’s sermon that is rooted in the main text you are preaching to the grown-ups. But I don’t think it is really a problem. Yes, some parts of Scripture are kind of “R-rated” or at least “PG-13.” But how often (really, let’s be honest here) do […]
Monday Meditation — RCL Year B, 6th Sunday of Easter, John 15:9-17
(My “Monday Meditations” are a personal dive into the Gospel text assigned for the coming Sunday in the Revised Common Lectionary. This week: the Sixth Sunday of Easter. I have also written on this week’s Epistle, 1 John 5:1-6, and you can find it by clicking here.) John 15:9-17 Next Sunday’s texts are again completely […]
Monday Meditation — RCL Year B, 5th Sunday of Easter, John 15:1-8
I find it surprising that the Revised Common Lectionary’s cycle of Gospel texts in Easter season includes so little that is explicitly on the Resurrection. Last week there was, at least, the passing reference to Jesus taking his life up again after laying it down for his sheep. John 15:1-8 This week? Nothing. At least […]
Monday Meditation — RCL Year B, 4th Sunday of Easter, John 10:11-18
“I am the good shepherd,” says Jesus. Among the “I Am” sayings in John, I particularly love “I am the Good Shepherd” (John 10:11-18). There is tenderness and love in it that appeals to both children and adults. (John 10:11-18 is the lectionary Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Easter in Year B. I’ve also […]
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