The Word this Sunday – 07.13.25
The Word this Sunday – 06.29.25
3rd Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-6 Departure and separation resonate through the texts for this third Sunday after Pentecost. The Word of God is on the move as usual. In the gospel of Luke, Jesus sends envoys ahead of his journey to Jerusalem (52). Some communities …
The Word this Sunday – 06.22.25
2nd Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:19-28; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39 After calming storms in the middle of the Sea of Galilee (Luke 8:22-25), Jesus, the one with the power to speak the whole creation into peace, lands in foreign territory with his disciples (verses 26-27). We may expect things to work differently here. …
The Word this Sunday – 06.15.25
Holy Trinity Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Holy Trinity Sunday comes to us, and the majestic triune task force is hard at work restoring the whole creation. Towards the end of his farewell discourse in the gospel of John, Jesus still has many things to say. Yet, the disciples may not …
The Word this Sunday – 06.01.25
7th Sunday of Easter Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 The 7th Sunday of Easter brings to us Jesus' final prayers for the disciples in the Gospel of John. After this, Judas Iscariot brings the kitchen sink of evil to the doorstep of the Lamb of God. Whatever Jesus says in …
The Word this Sunday – 05.25.25
6th Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15, Psalm 67, Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5, John 14:23-29 Jesus' love discourse continues on this 6th Sunday of Easter. In the verses before (21-22), Jesus had said: “They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and my Father will love those who love me, and I …
The Word this Sunday – 05.18.25
5th Sunday of Easter Acts11:1-18, Psalm 148, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35 Jesus’ command for his followers to be known as loving disciples is transposed from the foot-washing scene of Maundy Thursday to the 5th Sunday of Easter. The resurrected infant church is now afoot and abroad, fishing for people, nourishing and tending to God’s lambs. …
The Word this Sunday – 05.11.25
4th Sunday of Easter Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 My sheep hear and follow me, and no one will snatch them from me (John 21:27-28). Jesus speaks plainly to us on this Good Shepherd Sunday. All who confess him as Savior and Lord belong to him and are heirs of his promise. …
The Word this Sunday – 05.04.25
3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 The gospel on this 3rd Sunday of Easter brings a master class in remembrance by the resurrected Christ. We find the disciples in the 21st Chapter of John still adrift despite Jesus’ previous appearance when he breathed on them and sent them out …
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 …
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