In the Lectionary
May 6, Easter 6B (John 15:9-17)
Sometimes the life of abundant love is lonely.
April 29, Easter 5B (Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8)
We are divided. We do not abide each other well.
April 22, Easter 4B (Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18)
The "jobsworth" and the good shepherd.
April 15, Easter 3B (Luke 24:36b-48)
Our risen savior has taste buds and a digestive tract.
April 8, Easter 2B (John 20:19-31)
When Jesus walks into the locked room, the first thing he offers is peace.
April 1, Easter Sunday (Mark 16:1-8)
On Easter Sunday, we want to feel triumphant. Instead we get Mark 16.
March 30, Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
Who were the people who watched Jesus' crucifixion?
March 29, Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
When I was a youth pastor, I was familiar with John 13—but the idea of footwashing freaked me out.
March 25, Palm Sunday B (Mark 11:1-11)
Humility isn't a stunt for Jesus—it's a condition of his life.
March 25, Passion Sunday B (Mark 14:1-15:47; Psalm 31:9-16)
In the hours before the Passion, the Jesus who was hidden becomes revealed.
March 18, Lent 5B (John 12:20-33)
The crucified Jesus in John's Gospel is cosmic—and magnetic.
March 11, Lent 4B (Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21)
Don't forget to read John 3:17.
March 4, Lent 3B (John 2:13-22)
Jesus isn't just reforming temple practices.
February 25, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31-38)
You've got to feel bad for Peter.
February 18, Lent 1B (Mark 1:9-15)
What good is a wilderness experience?
February 14, Ash Wednesday (Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 51:1-17)
There are two sure things in life: death and sin.
February 11, Transfiguration B (Mark 9:2-9)
Strange things are happening on this mountain.
February 4, Epiphany 5B (Mark 1:29-39)
Debbie's prayers have not been answered.
January 28, Epiphany 4B (Mark 1:21-28)
Reading about Jesus in Capernaum, I think about a man I met in Tijuana.
January 21, Epiphany 3B (Mark 1:14-20)
Jesus wasn't popular.