The Fringe
You are wearing the fringe of Christ’s garment. Let the words of your mouth and the actions of your heart and hands be a part of healing the brokenness of this world. Continue reading The Fringe
Category: lectionary
The Color Blue and the Kingdom of God
4th Sunday After PentecostJun 19, 2024Mark 4:26-34 In the movie Mask (1985), Rocky, whose face is deformed, tries to find a way to describe color to Diane, who is blind. How does one explain what blue is if you’ve never seen it? He comes up with an idea and uses a rock he put in … Continue reading The Color Blue and the Kingdom of God
Ancient Trolling
And the Tale of a Blue and Black Dress 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Jun 9, 2024Mark 3:20-35 About ten years ago, some of you may remember, there was a huge controversy on the internet over the color of a dress. Some saw a blue and black dress and others saw a white and gold dress. … Continue reading Ancient Trolling
Remember Why the Sabbath (and the Law) Matters
To paraphrase Pogo Possum from Walt Kelly’s old comic strip, “We have met the Pharisees, and they are us. Continue reading Remember Why the Sabbath (and the Law) Matters
The Church: Taste, Touch, Hear, Smell, and See God Today
For a generation that is struggling to understand what the church is for, may these sacred mysteries remind us to taste, touch, smell, and see God today, and not give up. Continue reading The Church: Taste, Touch, Hear, Smell, and See God Today
I Have Seen the Lord!
Mary Magdalene in the garden with Jesus, detail of mosaic in Resurrection Chapel, Washington National Cathedral Easter Sunday, Year B John 20:1-18 Alleluia! Christ is Risen! This Sunday marks the reason for our joy as Christians even in the face of a world that gives us little reason to believe we have any joy or … Continue reading I Have Seen the Lord!
Holy Foolishness
Lent 3, Year B 2024 How many of you remember the Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson? (Some of you may only know it as a Disney film.) The king has been tricked into believing that he has a magic outfit that can only be seen by intelligent people. When he walks down the … Continue reading Holy Foolishness
Cross & Suffering
Lent 2, Year B 2024 I Have Decided to Follow Jesus That is a catchy little song that most of us know. We’ve decided to follow Jesus and there is no turning back. But when we sing that song, do we stop to think about what it means to follow Jesus? And no turning back? … Continue reading Cross & Suffering
Awesome as a Hotdog
Last Sunday of Epiphany, Year B We’ve all heard the term “mountain top experience” and probably at some point in our lives we’ve had some kind of encounter that left us speechless. Those times in life when it felt like heaven and earth were close together and you felt transcended into another space where everything … Continue reading Awesome as a Hotdog
To Step Away from the Fray
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany You may remember that last week Jesus and the disciples were in the synagogue and Jesus was amazing everyone present with his teaching and liberated a man from an unclean spirit. Now a lot of us may be tempted to linger and bask in the accolades and applause, but Jesus … Continue reading To Step Away from the Fray
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