Here we are given the opportunity to explore the implications of Jesus’s resurrection and ascension for our daily practice of the faith in our Christian lives. Nobody is expected to…
In our passage this morning Jesus commands his disciples to, “Love one another as I have loved you.” This is the secret sauce to loving in a love-starved world. Sacrificial…
Perhaps this lesson from Acts about selecting a successor for Judas can be an invitation for us to note and to underscore that, when we attend to human organizations and…
The story of the Ethiopian eunuch is pivotal in the early church. The image I get of the church in Acts is a group of people breathlessly attempting to keep…
First John simply says that we ought to love one another. Most of us think of love as an emotion, something that one either feels or doesn't feel. But the…
The way that Joseph buried Jesus is instructive. Joseph brought a linen cloth, took the body down from the cross, and wrapped it in that cloth. He laid the body…
The Resurrection leads to 2 kinds of Christians (and we need both!). Indigenous Christians who say, “Come join us!” And indignant Christians who say, “Let’s get this message out to…
When it comes to the resurrection, John's Gospel stresses the important role of vision. This is the message that Mary gives the disciples, "I have seen the Lord." When it…
We will celebrate Maundy Thursday with a Tenebrae service, communion, and the Seven Last Words of Christ.
Only one human being calls Jesus "God's Son" in Mark's Gospel. Only one human being comes to that revelation on his own without any audible help from heaven. One person…