4th Sunday of Easter, Year B — Practical Love The lectionary epistle reading assigned for the 4th Sunday of Easter in Year B is 1 John 3:16-24, where John meditates on the practical love Jesus expressed in his ministry. I wrote on this Sunday’s Gospel reading a couple years back and you can read that […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 24:36-48
I’m back with a children’s sermon on Luke 24:36-48, for the 3rd Sunday of Easter. A year ago I was writing a children’s sermon each week here on the old blog, supplementing my “Monday Meditation” on the week’s lectionary Gospel. Well, what with pandemic malaise and a few other issues I slipped out of the […]
1 John 3:1-7 — 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year B
1 John 3:1-7 In Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary, the epistle reading through Easter season is 1 John. On the Third Sunday of Easter, we have 1 John 3:1-7 — we’ve skipped most of chapter 2, alas. (I wrote on this week’s Gospel, Luke 24:36b-48, a while back. Find it by clicking here.) […]
Walking in the Light — 1 John 1:1-2:2
Monday Meditation — Walking in the Light This Sunday the Epistle reading assigned by the Revised Common Lectionary is 1 John 1:1—2:2, where the Apostle says we should be walking in the light. That’s my subject this week. “What?” you ask, “Isn’t this going to be a Gospel meditation?” Here’s the thing: I started writing […]
The Myrrh-Bearing Women — Mark 16:1-8
The Myrrh-Bearing Women And so we come to Easter! In Year B the text is Mark 16:1-8, which is the story of what Orthodoxy remembers as “The Myrrh-bearing women.” (There is also an Easter text from John this year, but I’m opting to stick with Mark.) I’m writing and posting this early in Holy Week. […]
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