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Light in darkening times
Photo by Jenny Huang on Unsplash [cropped to fit] The images captured by scripture, of light and dark, certainly ring true with the season. As days shorten and nights lengthen in the northern...
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Always the Innocents
Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash On the fourth day of Christmas, we remember the consequence of the incarnation. When we gather to sing praise that the Christ child is born, the usurper king on...
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Between Easter 1 and 2 (Year B)
A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Easter Day and Easter 2BThe text: none The lectionary proceeds straight from the resurrection story to the first post-resurrection...
View ArticlePeace—when we’re scared
What are the emotions we associate with Easter? Joy is first. Perhaps gratitude and a general uplift. But the resurrection appearances offer another which may be greater: peace. We are used to hearing...
View ArticleBetween Easter 6 and 7 (Year B)
A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Easter 6B and 7BThe text: John 15:18-17:5 After hearing about the vine and love, of connection and community, Jesus ends chapter 15 by...
View ArticleStorms—the frights of living and saving
Most of us can imagine a time when we felt the world was collapsing around us. The storm is raging and we aren’t sure how we are going to make it. And in the midst of it, there is somebody we care...
View ArticleThere must be something I should be doing.
Proper 7B | Mark 4:35-41 “There must be something else I should be doing.” That’s a thing isn’t it? The kind of toxic phrase that eats, not at your behavior, but your very sense of self. We try to...
View ArticleChoosing to Live
Beyond the veil of changelessnessProper 9B | Mark 6:1-13 drewdowns · Choosing to Live (Proper 9B) “You can’t go home again,” they say. It’s a phrase intended to temper expectations. Because we...
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