Apr 29, 2024
The ancient Celtic Christians named the Holy Spirit the Wild
Goose. The Holy Spirit is wild and untamed. Our Acts reading today
is about Philip’s encounter with the Holy Spirit and his Wild Goose
Chase.
Acts 8:26-40 | 1 John 4:7-21 | John 15:1-8
Apr 22, 2024
In Jesus’ day, there would be times when multiple shepherds would bring their flocks together. Whether by accident or on purpose, they would gather them in a paddock, an area that was walled off to keep the predators out of the flock. The sheep would mingle together and do all the things sheep do. Now that presents...
Apr 15, 2024
The resurrection of Jesus reveals that God’s way is the way of life, light, love, peace, hope, and wholeness. Whenever these things break through the darkness of the world it is a moment of resurrection. Sadly, we don’t see it, nor do we often want to accept this eruption of new life. We are resistant to...
Apr 8, 2024
We live in the age of the individual. We are a lonely, fragmented people often at each other’s throats. The resurrection of Jesus binds people together in love to stand against the individualism that makes everything about “me.” “Doubting” Thomas struggled in despair and doubt because he was not with the...
Apr 1, 2024
The Gospel of Mark ends at chapter 16, verse 8 (other endings were added much later). It is an odd, perplexing end that leaves us with an empty tomb and three women who say nothing to anyone. Yet, maybe Mark was less concerned with what happened then and more concerned with what happens now. The resurrection means that...