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Why are we shooting each other?  April 23

Why are we shooting each other? April 23

 Year A, Easter 3                                            Luke 24:13-35                                                                      In the past week, there have been 4 incidents of people being shot for being in the wrong place and being a stranger.  The...

The Wounds that Transform Us: April 9, 2023

The Wounds that Transform Us: April 9, 2023

 Easter, Year A                                             John 20:1-18                                                                                       Mary Magdalene wasn’t afraid.  She wasn’t afraid when she walked alone to the tomb in the dark…not when she...

Feet Can be Gross: Maundy Thursday

Feet Can be Gross: Maundy Thursday

John 13: 1-17, 31b-35                                                             April 6, 2023             Some people are weird about feet.  I have never been one of those people.  I can’t say that I get excited about foot washing, but it also doesn’t unnerve me as...

Claim the Spirit: March 26, 2023

Claim the Spirit: March 26, 2023

Year A, Lent 5                              Ezekiel 37:1-14                                                                        Some of you may know that our lectionary rotates on a cycle.  That means that our readings repeat every three years.  So the readings we...

Keep Talking: March 12, 2023

Year A, Lent 3                                    John 4:5-42                                                                                          Three strikes.  The woman in our Gospel reading for today had three strikes against her—three good reasons for Jesus...

Lent Will Break Your Heart: February 22, 2023

Lent Will Break Your Heart: February 22, 2023

 Year A Ash Wednesday                        Joel 2:1-2, 12-17                                                                                                      The reading from the prophet Joel begins, “Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy...