Year B - Fourth Sunday of Easter
I take as my text this Fourth Sunday of Easter, three verses from the Gospel according to St. John: I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have […]
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Today I want to focus on the entire chapter of Acts 3, not just the appointed portion for the Third Sunday of Easter. Hear it in Eugene Peterson’s paraphrase. – Acts 3 The Message 3 1-5 One day at three o’clock in the afternoon, Peter and John were on their way into the Temple for prayer meeting. At […]
Read MoreYear B - Second Sunday of Easter
The readings for the Second Sunday of Easter seem to stress a common them of unity. Acts describes early believers as “of one heart and soul.” But not only heart and soul. The unity was so deep that it involved giving up private ownership of property and holding everything in common. Their unity for a […]
Read MoreYear B – Resurrection of the Lord
“Where’s Waldo” is an immensely popular series of children’s books. Each volume since 1986 offers a dazzling visual puzzle with tons of people, buildings, and even mythical beasts. In the midst of all that complexity is Waldo, a simple little boy, looking a bit like Harry Potter, who is always wearing his red and white […]
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