Friends (Easter 6)
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Friends (Easter 6)Is it presumptuous to say that God is our friend? It would appear right to refer to him as creator and ruler or the one on whom we are utterly dependent and to whom we owe our love and obedience. ...
How We Stay (Easter 5)
Sunday, May 10th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on How We Stay (Easter 5)In the gospel for the fifth Sunday of the Easter season, Jesus asks his disciples to stay with him and promises that he will stay with them. We might think that “Stay with me” is an easy thing for Jesus ...
Our Shepherding God (Easter 4)
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Our Shepherding God (Easter 4)In chapter 34 of Ezekiel’s prophecy, God, in effect, gives a pink slip to Israel’s leaders, accusing them of living off the sheep (the people) instead of feeding them, leaving them exposed to danger instead of protecting them, and ruling ...
Opened Minds (Easter 3)
Saturday, April 25th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Opened Minds (Easter 3)Jesus opened his disciples’ minds. That’s what the gospel says. He opened the minds of the disciples hiding in the upper room just as he had opened the minds of the two disciples on the way to Emmaus earlier that ...
The One Command (Easter 2)
Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on The One Command (Easter 2)Jesus gave Christians a commandment simple to state but difficult to obey: Love one another as I have loved you. He showed what he meant on Easter night when he appeared to those followers of his who’d abandoned him or denied ...
