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May 19, 2021

On: May 19, 2021

In-person church (is there any other kind?) is going well I think. I want to thank all of you for being intentional about the care of others. It has been my intention as the pandemic winds down to err on the side of caution. I still feel that way givenRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Friday and Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent

On: March 26, 2021

Tagged: discipleship, gospel of John, jesus, Mary of Bethany, second to last supper, service

From the Daily Lectionary Friday/Saturday March 26-27, 2021 John 12:1-1012 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.Read More →

Bread for the Journey, Thursday in the Fifth Week in Lent

On: March 25, 2021

Tagged: divine life, gospel of John, incarnation, jesus, Psalm 82, trust

From the Daily Lectionary for Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent John 10:22-42 At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said toRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Wednesday in the Fifth Week in Lent

On: March 24, 2021

Tagged: good shepherd, I am, jesus, love, trust

From the Daily Lectionary for Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent John 10:1-18 “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherdRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent

On: March 23, 2021

Tagged: arrogance, blindness, gospel of John, Jesus the healer, love, trust

From the Daily Lectionary for Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent John 9:18-41 The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, “Is this your son, who youRead More →

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