Luke 24:13-35 I love this Sunday’s Gospel text. To me, among all the resurrection appearances in the Gospels, Luke 24:13-35 evokes something of the way you and I still encounter the risen Christ. (By the way, you can see my children’s sermon on this text through this link.) Two disciples on a walk to Emmaus, […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Easter 2, John 20:19-31
In all three years of the Revised Common Lectionary, on the 2nd Sunday of Easter the Gospel text is the same: John 20:19-31. You can catch my thoughts from this time last year through this link. Today’s situation is different (oh my, how different…) and so I’m sharing new thoughts. Similar, really, but current. John […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Easter Sunday, Matthew 28:1-10
Sunday is Easter for those of us in the Western form of Christianity. My Orthodox friends have to wait a week longer. I pray for you that the day is full of joy. And I pray that it is full of hope. These are the great gifts of Easter: joy and hope. As I’ve noted […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 21:1-11 — Palm Sunday
In writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 21:1-11 — Palm Sunday — I try to emphasize both what is unique to Matthew’s version and what kids can connect with. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text through this link.) If you are a regular reader of my children’s sermons you will have […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Lent 6 (Palm Sunday), Matthew 21:1-11
This Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. Amazing, and disorienting in the season of the pandemic, when I’ve been unable to participate in public worship services through most of Lent. My lenten journey has been mostly quiet, private, and inward. The fact that you, dear reader, join me in these blog posts is a […]
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