Get out of the boat

Proper 14 Matthew 14 “And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but Jesus was asleep.  And they went and woke him saying, ‘Save us Lord; we are perishing.’ And he said to them, ‘Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?’  … [Read more…]

Biblically Radical

Easter 4 Acts–Stephen What is the Christmas hymn you hear every year? Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even; Brightly shone the moon that night, tho’ the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, gath’ring winter fuel. The … [Read more…]

With Burning Hearts

Easter 3 Luke 24:13-35 Our gospel reading is one of the most profound of the resurrection stories in the gospels.  It goes from failed expectation and sadness to burning hearts to a revelation to a fever pitch of excitement with the exclamation ‘The Lord is Risen indeed!’ Two followers of Jesus are walking on a … [Read more…]

The Lord is Risen Indeed!

Easter Sunday 2008 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They … [Read more…]