Palm Sunday 29 March 2015 (Mark 11:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-9 Philippians 2:5-11) “Which Parade Will You Join?” There are two parades going on today, and you will have to join one of them by the end of this week! Parade #1. This is the one we just heard about in Mark’s Gospel. At the beginning of … More “Which Parade Will You Join?”

Text: John 12: 20-33 Lent 5b They just want to see Jesus! So, what’s the hold up? Why the delay? Why the layers of red tape? “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” The Greeks in our gospel text first went to Philip, then Philip went to Andrew, then both Philip and Andrew went to Jesus. … More When “All are Welcome” Isn’t Enough

Fourth Sunday in Lent 15 March 2015 (Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21) “To Hope When Hope is Crazy!” This Gospel text has always bothered me! The reason being that it does not “fit” with what I read in the headlines and hear on the news everyday. The Gospel writer tells us that … More “To Hope When Hope is Crazy!”

Text:  Exodus 20: 1-17 Lent 3b The Ten Commandments: so basic, so well-known, so often overlooked as we read our Bibles! Everyone knows the ten commandments, the LAW, but it never hurts to go back to basics! I’d like to suggest that the Ten Commandments,  spoken to the newly freed people of Israel by God in … More God’s Gift of Sabbath Rhythm… The Command for Holy Rest

Second Sunday in Lent 1 March 2015 (Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38) “Take Up Your Cross!” There was a small plane with 5 passengers on it. Halfway to its destination, the engines started sputtering and failing. The pilot came out from behind the curtain wearing a parachute pack on his back. … More “Take Up Your Cross!”