Episodes
Tuesday Apr 30, 2013
Love Does Not Compel -- 5th Sunday of Easter
Tuesday Apr 30, 2013
Tuesday Apr 30, 2013
Reading: Revelation 21:1-6 Amid all the strange and disturbing images in the book of Revelation is this image near the end when God comes to dwell with his people. An image that is beautifully gentle and which resonates with much of God's dealing with us throughout history.
Thursday Apr 25, 2013
Hearing Voices -- 4th Sunday of Easter
Thursday Apr 25, 2013
Thursday Apr 25, 2013
Readings: Revelation 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 Discerning different voices calling to us is not easy. But Jesus continues to call to us because he knows us and loves us.
Monday Apr 15, 2013
The Song of the Lamb -- 3rd Sunday of Easter
Monday Apr 15, 2013
Monday Apr 15, 2013
Reading: Revelation 5:11-14 The book of Revelation can be understood in many ways. One way can be to hear it as a liturgical manual. Revelation lifts up the song of the Lamb, and we are invited to join in the song with all of creation.
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
I Eat, Therefore I Believe -- 2nd Sunday of Easter
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
Reading: John 20:19-31 Thomas needed to see Jesus to believe. Jesus calls all who believe without seeing blessed. While we have not seen Jesus, we are not left completely on our own.
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Fearful Symmetry -- Easter
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Reading: Luke 24:1-12 Symmetry defines much of our existence. The resurrection account in Luke shows a theological symmetry that points to God's redemptive work in Jesus.
Monday Apr 01, 2013
The Glory of God -- Good Friday
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Reading: John 18:1-19:42 Where do we find God's power and presence most clearly? In the cross, where Christ defeats the power of death, ending the separation between humans and God.
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Embarrassment of Riches -- Maundy Thursday
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Readings: John 13:1-7, 31b-35 1Corinthians 11:23-26 Maundy Thursday recalls Jesus washing his disciples' feet and the institution of the Lord's Supper. For us, it is an embarrassment of riches that God gives to us for us.