Security
Fourth Sunday in Easter: Epistle, 1 John 3:16-24 1 John 3:16-24 One of the great needs of the human person is to feel secure, safe, and that things are settled. Now, granted not all of those...
Pointing in the Right Direction
Fourth Sunday in Easter: First Lesson, Acts 4:1-12 Acts 4:1-12 Peter and John are under arrest for preaching the resurrection. That’s no surprise, especially in the...
The Proof is in the Eating
Third Sunday in Easter: Gospel, Luke 24:36-49 Luke 24:36-49 Jesus was busy on the evening of His resurrection. A walk with friends on the road to Emmaus. And if that wasn’t enough for newly...
What Do You Know?
Third Sunday in Easter: Epistle, 1 John 3:1-7 1 John 3:1-7 So rich. So full. The first of John’s letters housed near the back of our New Testaments is such a monumental...
Suffering and Restoration
Third Sunday in Easter: First Lesson, Acts 3:11-21 Acts 3:11-21 Our reading this week takes us literally to the feet of Peter and John. A man recently healed is clinging to the...
Peace Be With You
Second Sunday in Easter: Gospel, John 20:19-31 John 20:19-31 The evening of the resurrection bears great weight in the mission of the Christian Church. Why, you ask? Because on that evening Jesus...
Having Our Back
Second Sunday in Easter, Epistle, 1 John 1:1-2:2 1 John 1:1-2:2 John’s first epistle is a portion of Holy Scripture that has probably given me as much reading pleasure as any in the Bible. I had a seminary...
Resurrection’s Gifts
Second Sunday of Easter: First Lesson, Acts 4:32-35 Acts 4:32-35 Life, especially the new life granted to God’s people by Christ’s resurrection, was never meant to be lived in isolation. How often I have heard, “You...
The Word from a Man in White
Easter Sunday: Gospel, Mark 16:1-8 Mark 16:1-8 Early Sunday. The morning after Sabbath. And it’s time to get to work...
Master-full
Easter Sunday: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Today’s title tells a two-pronged tale. And tale in the best sense of the word. First, “Masterful” with the...
