Easter 6, Year BJohn 15:9-17 How many of you have seen the classic movie, The Big Lebowski? Today’s gospel of course had me thinking about “the Dude.” Also known as Duder, or His Dudeness, or even El Duderino. For The Dude, there was only one way to go through life, and that was to remember … Continue reading Abide
Day 5: We disembarked in Kuşadası, Türkiye where we found the ancient city of Ephesus. I was told the ruins here far exceeded those of Rome. They were exquisite. Our guide was an archeologist himself, often signing up to help at the local excavation sites. He was eagerly awaiting the next opportunity to be accepted … Continue reading EDOT Pilgrimage to Greece: Ephesus (Kusadasi) & Patmos
BEREA Berea was an old city even in Paul’s day. It was first mentioned by Thucydides in 437 BC. When Paul and Silas visit, it’s a prosperous Roman city with a large Jewish population. I found it to be a quiet, easy-going village by the time the EDOT pilgrims arrive in our year 2024 CE. … Continue reading EDOT Pilgrimage to Greece–Berea & Meteora
Lent 5, Year B 2024John 12:20-33 In our Gospel today, Jesus has already entered Jerusalem, the event we will actually celebrate next Sunday. It is the time for the Passover, so many Judeans, like Jesus and his followers, are filling the city for this holy celebration. And there were non-Jewish people that came to worship, … Continue reading You Want to See Jesus?
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
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
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
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B Photo AMI Travel In our Gospel reading today, Jesus, and presumably the four fishermen that he had just collected, came to Capernaum where Jesus set up the home base for his ministry. And when the sabbath arrived, Jesus entered the synagogue and began to teach. Now the way … Continue reading Fatal Attraction
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