6 Easter, Year B: Joy and Commandment May 4, 2021 Sunday's Readings SUNDAY'S READINGS | May 9, 2021 Acts 10:44-48 Ps. 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 When the Word of God is truly preached, this happens. “While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who hea... Read more...
5 Easter, Year B: Go to Christ and Grow April 26, 2021 Sunday's Readings SUNDAY’S READINGS May 2 Acts 8:26-40 Ps. 22:24-30 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 “Then the angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaz... Read more...
4 Easter, Year B: Your Name and the Name of Jesus April 19, 2021 Sunday's Readings Acts 4:5-12 Ps. 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 “Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ Jesus sa... Read more...
3 Easter Year B: Flesh and Bones April 12, 2021 Updates SUNDAY’S READINGS | April 18, 2021 Acts 3:12-19 Ps. 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 “Two were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all thes... Read more...
2 Easter Year B: Unity and Firm Faith April 5, 2021 Sunday's Readings April 11 Acts 4:32-35 Ps. 133 1 John 1:1-22 John 20:19-31 The resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead utterly transformed his followers and created a new human community whose lifestyle we ca... Read more...
Easter Day, Year B: He Calls You March 29, 2021 Sunday's Readings Acts 10:34-43 or Is. 25:6-9 Ps. 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Cor. 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43 John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8 Last night, in darkness, the church gathered for the great Easter Vigil. A fire was kindled, symb... Read more...
3/28 Readings: The Body of Jesus March 22, 2021 Sunday's Readings The Body of Jesus Is. 50:4-9a Ps. 31:9-16 Phil. 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 or Mark 15:1-39, 40-47 As Jesus enters the holy city of Jerusalem, the crowds cry out, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in t... Read more...
3/21 Readings: Starting Over March 15, 2021 Sunday's Readings Jesus meets us right where we are, in our weakness and need, our guilt and failure.
3/14 Readings: Who We Are March 8, 2021 Sunday's Readings 4 Lent Num. 21:4-9 Ps. 107:1-3, 17-22 Eph. 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 Depravity is not the problem, certainly not the first homiletic challenge. Illustrations of the worst human behavior are too easy to find; a... Read more...
3/7 Readings: The Temple of His Body March 1, 2021 Sunday's Readings Jesus is the scandal of forgiveness, and forgiveness is nothing less than the impossibility of resurrection from the dead.
