In the Lectionary

In the Gospel of John, the raising of Lazarus is the cause of Jesus' death.

Why not lead these refugees directly to safety, milk and honey? Why the desert, the wandering, the long years so far from home?

Faith, birth, vocation: our readings offer us profound, intimidating terms for thinking about what it means to be in relationship with God.

The serpent was right: when Eve and Adam ate the fruit, they did not die; they saw more clearly.

Here are texts that say to the church: "You are holy."

Somewhere along the line, choosing to worship the God met in Jesus became a matter of life and death for me.

It was not Paul's worldly status and gifts that resulted in Corinthian faithfulness, but his weakness.

There are places where Epiphany light shines through people who do the best of things in the worst of times.