Larry Doyle

Yr A – Easter 2 – John 20:19-31 Later that same day! (That’s how our reading from John 20 began today.) It’s evening on the first Easter Sunday – and “the disciples” – maybe 10, probably more, maybe all of…

Yr A ~ Easter Sunday ~ Matthew 28:1-10 Whenever I have a bible study group, after starting with prayer we read the scripture passage out loud. Usually people in the circle have different translations or versions of the bible so…

Look at it. It’s such a simple device, one shorter horizontal beam fastened at a right angle to a longer vertical beam. It’s made of wood so the materials are plentiful. It was effective both as a tool and a…

Yr A ~ Palm Sunday ~ Matthew 21:1-11 The whole city was in turmoil! I read this verse and I thought to myself, “Are they describing Jerusalem in 0030 or describing us today?” I mean, I don’t need to tell…

Yr A – Lent 5 – Romans 8:6-11 The word of the day is ‘self’. We love this word. Self-serve gas. Self-checkout groceries. Self-sealing envelopes. Self-employed. Self-assessment. Self-interest. Self-isolation. Self-esteem. Self-love. Or that thing when you point a camera at…

Yr A ~ Lent 4 ~ John 9:13-34 Well, here we are. Quite a time we find ourselves in. There’s no sense pretending this is just another Sunday – it ain’t! Obviously this is very different. I mean, I’m standing…

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…