Easter 4C Acts 9:36-43, John 10:22-30 One of the unique and, for me, frustrating things about the weeks after Easter is the absence of an Old Testament reading in our lectionary. Personally, I love the Old Testament, its stories of action, adventure, mystery, the in-depth back story to the Gospel. It’s like those episodes in…
Easter Sunday From the beginning of humanity and from the fall of Adam, God sought to bridge the gap that lies between us and God. Through so many ways God has sought to bring us back to him. To bring us home. After Death came into the world, God promised us a conqueror of Death.…
Lent Wednesday March 20 2013 Have you ever thought to yourself: if I could just speak directly to Jesus, face to face, I would know what I should do with my life? I know I have. Many of us have probably wished we could find all the answers to our life questions in scripture. I’ve…
Lent 5C John 12:1-8 What is the scent of love? Scents are some of the most mysterious and magical of our sensory experiences. Even the description of an aroma can trigger our imaginations and memories in ways that many other things cannot. In one of my current favorite novels, there are magical bottles filled with…
The other day I saw a little Batman and Robin cartoon that really made me smile. I love Batman anyway, so the fact that it was church related humor made it even more attractive. In the cartoon Robin is saying the first part of that Lenten no-no word. He gets about half of it out,…
Shepherdess Writes 