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Fear and Love: April 28, 2024

Year B, Easter 5                                   1 John 4:7-21                             I am afraid of a lot of things: cockroaches, mice, large crowds, Philadelphia drivers, cancer, COVID, infections…just to name a few.  Some of these are rational fears.  Some,...

Souls Need Other Souls: April 21, 2024

Year B, Easter 4                                John 10:11-18 and Psalm 23This Sunday is often referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday because of the imagery that we find in both the gospel reading and the psalm.  Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved psalms in the Book of...

We Know a Man Named Jesus: March 31, 2024

 Easter, Year B                                                                          Mark 16:1-8 and Acts 10:34-43                                                                                   This reading from Mark feels incomplete.  Mark has some of the...

Who Condemns Us?:  March 10, 2024

Who Condemns Us?: March 10, 2024

 Year B, Lent 4                                                     John 3:13-21                                                                           John 3:16 is probably one of the most well known verses in the Bible.  It’s definitely one of the only ones that...

We are the open doors: March 3, 2024

We are the open doors: March 3, 2024

 Year B, Lent 3                         John 2:13-22                                                                    When I walked into this church for the first time, it took my breath away. It was a beautiful day and the sun was streaming through the windows...

How God Changes: March 3, 2024

How God Changes: March 3, 2024

Genesis 9:8-17                                                Year B, Lent 3             The story of Noah, the ark, and the rainbow is immensely popular, especially with children.  Thus, it has come up in numerous conversations with my son.  At first, we were just...