In the Lectionary
At table with the saints: 1 John 3:1-3
Would going to church make any difference in how you live—or die?
Christ-haunted landscape: Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18
Leviticus wants to draw a clear line between God and God's creation.
Pledging allegiance: Matthew 22:15-22
Are service to God and to Caesar compatible?
The obedient son: Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32
Radical obedience means going to the cross.
Forgiven and forgiving: Matthew 18:21-35
We do not abandon others, and we refuse to be abandoned ourselves.
Simon the supportive: Matthew 16:21-27
Peter tries to be supportive. Jesus calls him Satan.
Two churches: John 17:1-11; Acts 1:6-14
I kept losing track of what I was going to say next. Yet it may have been my best sermon.
At home in God: Psalm 23
Whether we are sheep or people or runaway bunnies, we cannot run away from God.
Holy heartburn: Acts 2:14a; 36-41; 1 Peter 1: 17-23; Luke 24: 13-35
Again and again in scripture, pounding hearts become burning hearts.
Jesus appears: Acts 2:14a; 22-32; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31
As a seminarian, I never seemed to be there when Jesus arrived.