A communal dwelling A Revised Common Lectionary resource for May 14 By Magdalena I. García In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? – John 14:2 Read the full lectionary passages here We are… Read more »
May 9, 2017
justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates
A communal dwelling A Revised Common Lectionary resource for May 14 By Magdalena I. García In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? – John 14:2 Read the full lectionary passages here We are… Read more » 
Waiting is hard Living the in between times By Ken Rummer It’s not like I’ve never waited before. I’ve waited for the cereal box-top prize to come in the mail. I’ve waited in the wings to go on stage. I’ve waited for summer vacation and for Christmas morning and for spaghetti water to boil. But… 
Abundant life A Revised Common Lectionary resource for May 7 By Magdalena I. García The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” – John 10:10 Read the full lectionary passages here We have been offered abundant life but we settle instead for… 
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… 
Biological Redemption Sensitivity, Not Perfection is The Aim By Elizabeth Jeffries I discovered my life’s calling at the seasoned age of 4. My personal epiphany came during during preschool, in my phase of incessant inquiry. When I asked my Mom a string of questions about the stars in the sky, she explained to me… 
Sustainable church Learning from the farm-to-table journey By Ayana Teter Several weeks ago, I was scanning the Netflix library in search of a thoughtful documentary and took a chance on one entitled Sustainable. It was a video essay that detailed one group’s perspective on the farm-to-table journey by highlighting the rich and deep relationships between those… 
If God is good, then why…? Confirmands play stump the pastor By Graham Standish Too often we blame God for things we do to ourselves, for things others do to us, or for what others do to others. Then we credit ourselves for blessings that come from God, and others for the blessings that… 
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…