Do We Ever Know the Last Time is the Last? – Ascension Sunday, Year C
Ascension Sunday, Year C Luke 24:50-53 Do We Ever Know the Last Time is the Last? The past few weeks have been borrowed time for the disciples. They never knew when Jesus would show up—in the Upper Room, on the…
Jesus’s Definition of Peace—Not Ours – 6th Sunday of Easter, Year C
6th Sunday of Easter, Year C John 14:23-29 Jesus’s Definition of Peace—Not Ours My favorite line in this gospel is, “My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you” (v. 27). It’s…
The Greatest, and Most Difficult, Charge in the Gospels – 5th Sunday of Easter, Year C
5th Sunday of Easter, Year C John 13: 31-33a, 34-35 The Greatest, and Most Difficult, Charge in the Gospels The first, and greatest, trifecta in scripture is, of course, the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. But, of the 2nd…
The Never Enough is What Keeps Us Coming Back for More- 4th Sunday of Easter, Year C
4th Sunday of Easter, Year C John 10: 27-30 The Never Enough is What Keeps Us Coming Back for More In just four verses, Scripture says, “no one can take them [His sheep] out of the Father’s hands” twice. I…
Wasting Away in the Luxury of Time – 3rd Sunday of Easter
3rd Sunday of Easter, Year C John 21:1-19 Wasting Away in the Luxury of Time Say you were at the beach, out in the water. You look up, and on the shore is someone you love dearly. Someone who’s gone….
What Locks You In?- 2nd Sunday of Easter
John 20: 19-31 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C What Locks You In? Who do you most want with you when things are going south, when all you can do is huddle behind a locked door? For the disciples, I’m…