sermon for Easter 4A Psalm 23 John 10:1-10 Imagine the scene given to us in our psalm for today. Here is a nice, pretty pastoral picture. Fields of fresh green grass, cool stream of gentle water, happy little sheep grazing, drinking and napping in this picturesque landscape. A shepherd standing by, watching over the little…
Several wise people–far wiser than I–have already been writing about Osama Bin Laden’s death since the announcement last night. As I find more posts worth reading I may add them later. Found an interesting one here. While there certainly is a sense of accomplishment with this act, and even a sincere feeling of justice on…
One of the most profound things I’ve ever heard spoken about scripture is this: God did not give us the bible we wanted; he gave us the bible we needed. So, too, is this true of Jesus. God did not give us the savior, the messiah, that the Jews expected or wanted or that we…
[Originally published on Theologica] When I think of Mary, the mother of Jesus, the first thing that comes to mind is a worship drama in which I participated a few years ago. I’m not one for worship drama, but this was different from anything I had seen. It was on an Advent Wednesday evening, at…
Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 1:68-79 Phil 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 A few years ago, around this time, I was channel surfing one evening through dozens of Christmas shows, info-mercials and holiday movies. I stopped on one channel and began half-heartedly watching a talk show hosted by a Nun. Mother Angelica was her name and I had seen…
Shepherdess Writes 