Episodes
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Easter 6A -- Apocalypse Now But Not Yet
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Reading: John 14: 15-21 Despite the failed prediction of the rapture by one group of Christians, Jesus is still coming to take us to be with him and the Father. In the meantime, we live in the tension of "Now...but Not Yet."
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Easter 4A -- Messy Adventures
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Reading: John 10:1-10 Jesus the Good Shepherd leads his sheep out not into the fold. Jesus invites us on a grand adventure.
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Easter 3A -- Pattern Recognition
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Reading: Luke 24:13-35 Jesus meets disciples of his on the road to Emmaus, and they do not recognize him until he breaks the bread. Disciples today follow in his pattern continuing to make Christ known.
Thursday May 19, 2011
Rapture or Resurrection?
Thursday May 19, 2011
Thursday May 19, 2011
I am rerunning a discussion we had during Advent on the notion of rapture. Enjoy May 22 everyone!
Friday May 06, 2011
Easter 2A -- The New, The Old, The Eternal
Friday May 06, 2011
Friday May 06, 2011
Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9 We are brought into a living hope through Jesus' resurrection and an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading.
Friday May 06, 2011
Easter Sunday 2011 -- Bad News and Good News
Friday May 06, 2011
Friday May 06, 2011
Reading: Matthew 28:1-10 Bad news can often overshadow good news. The good news of Easter ultimately shatters all bad news we might face.
Friday May 06, 2011
Easter Vigil -- The Beginning of the Story
Friday May 06, 2011
Friday May 06, 2011
Reading: Genesis 1:1-2:4 The creation story is not to tell us about what is, rather to tell us what will be. The beginning shows the end.
Friday May 06, 2011
Good Friday 2011 -- Great Exchanges
Friday May 06, 2011
Friday May 06, 2011
Reading: John 18:1-19:42 Jesus' death on the cross is an exchange, our sins for his righteousness.
Friday May 06, 2011
Palm Sunday 2011 -- Behold Your King, Winning!
Friday May 06, 2011
Friday May 06, 2011
Reading: Matthew 21:1-11 Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem is set up in contrast to the spectacle of a victorious king entering a city. Likewise Jesus' entry is in contrast to the spectacle given to us every day in the media.
Friday May 06, 2011
Lent 5A -- What Identifies Us
Friday May 06, 2011
Friday May 06, 2011
Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 John 11:1-45 There are many things that seem to mark us and have us claim them for our identity. Our foremost identity though is through God's activity of giving us new life in Christ.