Episodes
Wednesday Mar 31, 2010
Palm Sunday -- 03-28-2010 -- God's Unlikely Revolution
Wednesday Mar 31, 2010
Wednesday Mar 31, 2010
Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 19:28-40 (from the Procession with Palms Liturgy) Luke 22:14-23:56 Luke has continually pointed throughout his gospel to a coming upheaval in the world, poor being lifted up and the mighty being cast down from their thrones. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem is the procession to his coronation as king. Like Jehu in 2Kings, Jesus will seek to overthrow the foreign occupying power, but it not be the earthly power of Rome, but the power of sin that Jesus will unseat.
Sunday Mar 21, 2010
Sermon -- 5th Sunday in Lent -- God begins with a snowflake
Sunday Mar 21, 2010
Sunday Mar 21, 2010
Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 In the aftermath of the grandest of signs, raising Lazarus from the dead, a seemingly inconsequential act, anointing Jesus' feet with costly perfume, becomes the straw that breaks the camel's back. Mary's act of devotion seals the deal. There is no going back. The world cannot stop it.
Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Sermon -- 4th Sunday in Lent -- Our Prodigal God
Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Readings: Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The fourth Sunday in Lent offers us a little reprieve from the constant refrain of "Repent!" heard throughout the rest of Lent. We hear today the misnamed parable of the Prodigal Son. Others have tried to rename this parable the parable of the loving father, since it is primarily a parable about the father, not either of the sons. I argue that the son's sinful prodigal (that is, foolishly extravagant) activities are answered by a welcome that is equally as prodigal, but rooted in evangelical compassion. This is the parable of the Prodigal God.
Wednesday Mar 10, 2010
3rd Sunday in Lent -- Repentance as Mercy
Wednesday Mar 10, 2010
Wednesday Mar 10, 2010
Reading: Isaiah 55:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 The Lenten call to "Repent!" continues. But in a parable to his followers, Jesus tells of the mercy extended in the invitation to repentance.
Tuesday Mar 09, 2010
Sermon -- 2nd Sunday in Lent -- 2010-02-28
Tuesday Mar 09, 2010
Tuesday Mar 09, 2010
Tuesday Mar 09, 2010
Sermon -- 1st Sunday in Lent -- 2010-02-21
Tuesday Mar 09, 2010
Tuesday Mar 09, 2010