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Yr A ~ Lent 3 ~ John 4:31-38 This is one of those scripture lessons where you have to read between the lines a bit and know something of the context in order to appreciate the fullness of the message.…
Yr A ~ Lent 2 ~ John 3:1-17 I feel kinda bad for Nicodemus because in the way the Gospel of John tells this story about his late night visit with Jesus Nicodemus comes off as, well, not very bright.…
Yr A ~ Lent 1 ~ Matthew 4:1-11 Every year we begin the season of Lent with an examination of what we call Jesus’ temptations in the desert. This year I want to emphasize something a little different. Instead of…
Yr A ~ Transfiguration ~ Exodus 24:12-18; 34:28-35 A religious movement leader and a couple of their key followers withdraw from the regular distractions and busyness of the day-to-day world and go up a mountainside (or a hillside) to get…
Yr A ~ Epiphany 6 ~ Matthew 5:38-48 I think I’ll start at the end of today’s scripture passage, and then go way back to the beginning of the whole section, and then do some highlights! Because if I don’t…
Yr A ~ Epiphany 5 ~ Matthew 5:21-32 I know what you’re thinking: “Is he actually going to preach on murder, anger, indebtedness, adultery, lust, sin, and divorce today?” Yes he is! Except, no he isn’t! Because this text isn’t…
Yr A ~ Epiphany 4 ~ Matthew 5:13-20 So that. These are two very powerful little words. So that. It’s kind of too bad that they’re such small words because if we’re not careful it’s pretty easy to breeze right…
(This is a repeat/revision of a 4-part series I did back in 2017. Hopefully things go deeper with repetition!) Yr A ~ Epiphany 3 ~ Matthew 5:1-12 (part 1 of 4) One challenge with a passage of scripture like we…
Yr A ~ Epiphany 2 ~ 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 The year is 0055, the place is the Roman city of Corinth, and the author of the letter we heard quoted today is Paul – church planter extraordinaire. Corinth was a…
Yr A ~ Epiphany 1 ~ Acts 10:34-43 We need to begin today with some context. Acts chapter 10 is considered by many biblical scholars to be a major turning point both in the Book of Acts itself, and more…