Marinus van Reymerswaele, The Calling of Matthew (public domain) Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, the text for “Proper 5(10),” which is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost this year, requires one to make choices. There are really four separate stories here: Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector. Jesus eats with “sinners.” Jesus heals […]
Pocket Contemplative Podcast
I was on the Pocket Contemplative Podcast! I wanted to let you know that I was a guest on the “Pocket Contemplative” podcast. The episode dropped this week. I hope you’ll give it a listen. It’s called “The Pocket Contemplative,” and it’s hosted by a lovely guy, Dave Schmelzer. Dave is deeply invested in contemplative […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 13:1-8 — The End of the World?
Temple Mount, Southwest Corner (CC by David King 2.0) 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 […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 12:38-44 — Who’s Watching?
Widow’s Mite As I sit down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 12:38-44, life is a bit of a scramble. So, I’m not wading in with my usual comments on the process or on issues in the text. Maybe you find that a relief. Maybe you’ll miss that stuff. Either way, here we go […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Easter 4, John 10:1-10
In each year, on the fourth Sunday of Easter, the Revised Common Lectionary invites us to consider John 10. Why? They don’t say. They leave behind the resurrection appearances. Maybe they want us to look back at these earlier stories about Jesus and our relationship to him with the knowledge of his resurrection firmly in […]
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