ReadingsActs 4:5-12Psalm 231 John 3:16-24John 10:11-18 When I was a child I slept with a nightlight. It was a porcelain statue of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. On many occasions…
ReadingsActs 3:12-19Psalm 41 John 3:1-7Luke 24:36b-48 Whether looking at the fraying of our social fabric, the extreme polarization in our politics, the rise of Christian nationalism (which by the way…
ReadingsActs 10:34-43Psalm 118:1-2, 14-241 Corinthians 15:1-11John 20:1-18 Happy Easter. We have come together to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. To celebrate that he is risen. But I ask you. What…
ReadingsJeremiah 31:31-34Psalm 51:1-13Hebrews 5:5-10John 12:20-33 Today’s dramatic Gospel passage brings to a head what it means to understand the purpose of Jesus’ crucifixion. In this passage we hear Jesus speak…
ReadingsNumbers 21:4-9Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22Ephesians 2:1-10John 3:14-21 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may…
ReadingsExodus 20:1-17Psalm 191 Corinthians 1:18-25John 2:13-22 Looking at today’s gospel I am reminded of a saying my mother was quite fond of: “you can’t judge a book by its cover.”…
ReadingsGenesis 17:1-7, 15-16Psalm 22:22-30Romans 4:13-25Mark 8:31-38 “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” It is with these iconic…
ReadingsGenesis 9:8-17Psalm 25:1-91 Peter 3:18-22Mark 1:9-15 Today we hear once again on this first Sunday in Lent the story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. But in light of the…
ReadingsIsaiah 40:21-31Psalm 147:1-12, 21c1 Corinthians 9:16-23Mark 1:29-39 Today’s Gospel passage picks up where last week’s left off. If you recall, Jesus proclaiming the kingdom of God in the synagogue in…
ReadingsDeuteronomy 18:15-20Psalm 1111 Corinthians 8:1-13Mark 1:21-28 Today, I want to do something different with you. Rather than focus on the Gospel passage for my homily, I thought we might instead…