Archive for April, 2008

April 27, 2008

Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 1 Pt 3:15-18 Jn 14:15-21 The Face in the Mirror As I thought about the readings for the Sunday of April 27th, the gospel stirred up in me a surprising smile. How many times have you heard others, or perhaps have said to yourself, “I couldn’t believe it, I looked in the [...]

April 20, 2008

Acts 6:1-7 1 Pt 2:4-9 Jn 14:1-12 God’s Prism A few years ago I was asked to do a funeral/celebration of life worship service for a patient. She was an amazing woman who others would describe as dynamic, an activist, faith filled and very human. Her family said that others saw her as an amazing [...]

April 6, 2008

Acts 2:14, 22-33 1 Pt 1:17-21 Lk 24:13-35 Roadside Conversations As I read the gospel of April 6th I wondered, “What were the niceties that the people shared at the time that this was happening, as it pertained to road etiquette?” Was it a common happening that a stranger would join the “already in process” [...]