Trinity Sunday.17 “On Learning What Cannot Be Taught” Matt. 28:16-20 In the cartoon, you see Jesus sitting on a mountaintop and a wide-eyed disciple sitting next to Him. The caption reads “Everyone always asks what Jesus would do. No one ever asks how Jesus feels about His

S. Pentecost Sunday.17 “It Gets Done” Acts 2:1-21 We’ve seen throughout the Easter season what a versatile book the Acts of the Apostles is. Acts has been our Old Testament reading for the last 7 weeks. Today, it is appointed as the Epistle reading. So, while I

S. Easter 6.17 “Too Superstitious” Acts 17, John 14:15-21 So what are these commandments that Jesus has given us, that if we love Him, we will keep? An excellent question, but one that seldom gets asked directly and answered clearly—because most people assume they know, without having

S. Easter 4.17 “Gladiator Revisited” John 10:1-10 “And the sheep follow Him, for they know His voice.” In a much beloved mini-parable on how He is the Good Shepherd, Jesus paints a lovely picture—which the disciples did not understand. At all. We have to be clear on

S. Easter 2.17 “Doubt, Faith, and Skipping Church” John 20:19-31 Most people read this famous Gospel as a story of doubt and faith, the conundrum between seeing and believing. And, no doubt, there’s some of that going on here. But I think it might be as much,

Easter Sunday.17 “Power to Take It Again” John 10:17-18 Let me tell you about something kind of cool that happened to your life. You remember your life, right? Good, in some respects, but sadly, messed up in so many others? That sin thing that manifests itself in

S. Passion Sunday.17 “Unless” John 12:20-43 These Greek guys want to see Jesus. Worthy goal. A life spent with no other or higher aspiration would be well spent. But where do you look? How do you see? Did they see Jesus that day, those Greeks? John leaves

Lent 5.17 “This Changes Everything” John 11:17-27, 38-53 This changes everything. You hear it said of things that aren’t really that important—like presidential elections, Supreme Court nominations, job changes, basketball tournaments (OK, those can be pretty important