I’ve been away from the old blog for a couple weeks, but I’m back with a children’s sermon on Luke 21:5-19. (You can see my regular “Monday Meditation” on this text here.) I always miss writing here when I’m away, but speaking opportunities were beckoning. It is lovely that the world has opened up a bit […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 13:1-8 — The End of the World?
It’s Wednesday night and I’m finally sitting down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 13:1-8. It won’t come out till Friday. Argh! (Here’s a link to my regular Monday Meditation on this text from a while back.) I try to get these out to you on Monday but a full-time intensive online course this […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 23rd Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 28(33), Luke 21:5-19
Sunday’s Gospel reading from the Revised Common Lectionary jumps one step forward in Luke to chapter 21. We haven’t been there since the first Sunday of Advent. Almost the whole chapter is apocalyptic stuff. You know: “The End is Near!” — maybe. This week’s text, Luke 21:5-19, is the start of Jesus’ discourse on the coming […]