Category Lectionary
Must rise from the dead?
My sermon text for tomorrow is John 20:1-18. Though I have preached from this many a Easter, there is always something here that reaches out and grabs my attention. It is a long passage of Scripture, presenting many places for reflection and application. In times past, I have focused on the arrival at the tomb, […]
Good Friday Poetry to Read Tonight
I found this treasure of Good Friday poetry, a good read to put things into context this Good Friday night: Good Friday: Poetry for reflection from Auden, Berry, Cairns and Levertov | Theology and Culture: a theoblog for creativity, pop culture and God stuff.
A Word for All Mourners
The OT text for this Sunday is powerfully encouraging. It is a great foundation for each day of Holy Week, especially for Easter Sunday. It is Isaiah 25:6-9 (NRSV, from Oremus Bible Browser) On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines, […]
3 Questions on Palm Sunday
Delivered to Church for the Highlands Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012 Audio is here. [Video Clip of Moonbot Studios Oscar Parade in Shreveport]. You can tell by the look on the people’s faces and from the pomp and circumstance of the parade that the people of Shreveport-Bossier were both excited and proud at this parade. […]
Preaching Mark or John for Palm Sunday?
All things are ready, if our minds be so. –William Shakespeare The Revised Common Lectionary provides a choice for Palm Sunday between Mark and John. There are some differences, the main one being that Mark includes the preparation instructions Jesus gave his disciples. When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount […]
See Jesus in the Potato Chip? Wheat?
“Seeing Jesus in the Wheat” John 12:20-33 John Henson Delivered to Church for the Highlands Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 25, 2012 People claim to see Jesus a lot these days. To them, he shows up in all different places.[show images from http://www.stuffthatlookslikejesus.com] They claim to see him in potato chips, in a marble […]
4 Images That Relate to Lent 5B Gospel
The Gospel text for tomorrow is John 12:20-33. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep […]
3 Ways Jesus Makes You Scratch Your Head
For this Sunday, Lent 5B, John 12:20-33 I don’t think I have ever met anyone who didn’t think Jesus was a masterful teacher. His words continue to leave us inspired, encouraged, and challenged. The teaching John captured in the Gospel for this Sunday, John 12:20-33, is a great example of such teaching. One of the […]
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