by Shelly | Apr 18, 2024 | Easter Events, Sermons
Willing to lay down one’s life Christ is risen! The image of the good shepherd shows us how the risen Christ brings us to life. It is the relationship between the shepherd and the sheep, one of mutual knowledge and love, that gives the shepherd authority. The...
by Shelly | Apr 11, 2024 | Easter Events, Sermons
Sharing a meal as sharing God’s love Christ is risen! The gospel for the third Sunday of Easter is always one in which the risen Christ shares food with the disciples, meals that are the Easter template for the meal we share each Sunday. In today’s gospel, Jesus...
by Shelly | Apr 4, 2024 | Easter Events, Sermons
Jesus empty tomb – the mystery of God’s expansive love Christ is risen! The Easter season is a week of weeks, seven Sundays when we play in the mystery of Christ’s presence, mostly through the glorious Gospel of John. Today we gather with the disciples on...
by Shelly | Mar 29, 2024 | Sermons
Jesus empty tomb – the mystery of God’s expansive love Christ is risen! Jesus is alive, and God has swallowed up death forever. With Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, we may feel astonished and confused, unsure of what to make of the...
by Shelly | Mar 21, 2024 | Sermons
Journey from triumphant entrance to ultimate sacrifice This week, the center of the church’s year, is one of striking contrasts: Jesus rides into Jerusalem surrounded by shouts of glory, only to be left alone to die on the cross, abandoned by even his closest friends....
