Jesus and the Prophets: No longer a child Luke 4:24 • And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown.” Jesus went back to his hometown to deliver his first sermon. But after a challenging message, the same people who praised him were now ready to push him… Read more »
February 17, 2018
Lenten Devotional: Saturday, February 17
Jesus and the Prophets: No longer a child Luke 4:24 • And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown.” Jesus went back to his hometown to deliver his first sermon. But after a challenging message, the same people who praised him were now ready to push him… Read more »
Ashes and violence and teen’s question: Why? by Donna Frischknecht Jackson The sanctuary was mostly quiet. Every now and then a hum, rattle and swoosh from the ancient heating system would interrupt the stillness. It was a welcomed noise as I was trying hard to keep the cavernous room at a toasty 60… 
Turn and trust A Revised Common Lectionary resource for February 18 by Magdalena I. García Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” – Mark 1:14-15 Read… 
Extreme hospitality A Revised Common Lectionary resource for April 30 By Magdalena I. García But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. – Luke 24:29 Read the full lectionary passages here That strange traveler… 
When the processions and the alleluias cease A Revised Common Lectionary resource for April 23 By Magdalena I. García When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’ – John 20:22 Read the full lectionary passages here When the processions cease and the wooden crosses are stored… 
Easter Sunday Read John 20:1–18 Jesus is alive! My Lord lives! With mourning I began my day. At dawn, the other women and I trudged out to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body and to say our goodbyes. Yet the stone and his body were gone. We didn’t know who had taken him; neither did his…