The Word this Sunday – 04.20.25
Ressurection of Our Lord There is a basic pattern to the four resurrection narratives in the gospels (see also Mathew 28: 1-10; Mark 16:1-8; John 20:1-10). Women go to the place of Jesus’s burial doing what they must do. Life continues. Who they were varies a bit depending on the evangelist, but their reaction to …
Sermon 04.18.25 – We Are Not
The Word this Good Friday – 04.18.25
Isaiah 52:13—53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25; John 18:1—19:42 John’s Passion on this Good Friday brings us a Jesus who sounds almost too calm and collected compared to the one in Luke’s narrative. Perhaps that is part of what the evangelist wants to convey. He begins by telling us that upon the arrival of the hell …
Sermon 04.17.25 – Remembered Differently
The Word this Maundy Thursday – 04.17.25
Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 The Holy Three-Day Feast - or the Paschal Triduum - begins with Jesus’ final commandment to those wishing to be known as his disciples: love one another in fullness as he loves us (John 13:1, 34). Nonetheless, the mandate to love as he did …
Sermon 04.13.25 – Hell Unleashed
The Word this Sunday – 04.13.25
Palms to Passion Luke 19:28-40; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14—23:56 Holy Week arrives on this Palms to Passion Sunday. The believer may not lose sight that God in human form, the Lord, as the promised new thing that no one saw coming, is at the gates of Jerusalem - a city in …
Sermon 04.06.25 – The Path through the Ruthlessness of the Sea
The Word this Sunday – 04.06.25
5th Sunday in Lent Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 “… you do not always have me.” We will all wonder what Jesus means by it when we hear from the Gospel of John on this 5th Sunday in Lent. No, Jesus is not leaving the faithful abandoned. His farewell discourse will address …
Bridging Faith 