(My “Monday Meditations” are a personal dive into the Gospel text assigned for the coming Sunday, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, in the Revised Common Lectionary.) John 15:9-17 Next Sunday’s texts are again completely lacking in explicit reference to the resurrection. I find this astonishing, but will not belabor the point. Our task to read […]
The “YES!” that Changed Everything: The Annunciation of the Lord
There are a few moments on which the history of the world swings like a hinge. People my age remember exactly where they were when the Twin Towers fell. For Christians the real hinge moments are long before our own lives: Jesus’ death on the cross on Good Friday; his rising from the grave Easter […]
12 Steps that Prepare a Community for Mission
On his first Maundy Thursday in office Pope Francis washed the feet of some of God’s people. Humble. Obedient. Outrageous. Jesus said “So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14) And so Francis did it — but he colored outside the lines: […]