Banquet of Life

Pentecost 9B   John 6:1-21 What an amazing site to behold in our Gospel lesson! More of that amazing, miracle working Jesus! Feeding countless people with what amounts to little more than a single Lean Cuisine Dinner. But what a feast! What a banquet! And talk about the cup running over! There were enough leftovers from…

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Real Love Story

Easter 6B    John 15:9-17 We have some crazy ideas about love, don’t we? Just think of all the ways we hear it used. Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. Love means never having to say you’re sorry. And, as the Beatles say, all you need is love.  My…

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The Vine

Easter 5B    John 15:1-8 It’s that time of the year when everything seems to be growing. Actually, everything seems to be GREEN! The sunlight streaming in my windows each morning is so green from the reflected light off of the grass and trees that it looks like the sun is wearing enormous green sunglasses. The…

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No Other Day

Easter Sunday It is with great joy that I proclaim to you all this day that Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed! Halleluiah! After the long, dry dark season of Lent, it is so good to say that word again in worship. Halleluiah! So much beautiful celebration today as well, from breakfast with our…

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Wild Things In the Wilderness

Lent Wednesday March 21  Numbers 21:4-9   Romans 8:38-39 Where the Wild Things Are   The text we heard from the Old Testament always reminds me of Where the Wild Things Are by Maruice Sendak. It is the story of a young boy named Max, his journey in the wilderness and his defeat of the wild things. The…

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