Preface for Pastors and Parents For Easter I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 24:1-12. That’s one of the two Gospel readings on the lectionary for Easter in year C. I wrote a children’s sermon for the other choice, John 20:1-18, a while back. (You can find it here.) One of the fascinating things […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 16:1-8
Preface for Parents and Pastors Here’s a children’s sermon on Mark 16:1-8. That’s the Gospel text assigned by the lectionary for Easter Sunday (or the Easter Vigil) in Year B. So why am I sending this out just before the third Sunday of Easter? Because I didn’t get it written in time. Between a looming […]
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. […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Easter, Luke 24:1-12
Luke 24:1-12 The lectionary Gospel for Easter is Luke 24:1-12. (John 20:1-18 is always listed as an alternative, but this is Luke’s year, so we have an option from his Gospel.) Caring Friends The women planned carefully, but there was no rush. Jesus, after all, had been dead since Friday afternoon. Faithful to God’s command, […]