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After Jesus ascended into heaven, the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the world. This outpouring of the Spirit was promised by Jesus at the Last Supper when he said, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Advocate, that he may abide with you for ever” (John 14:16). The coming of this Advocate, the Holy Spirit, at Pentecost changed everything. . . .
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Back to topAccording to the Gospels, after Jesus rose from the dead, the first thing He said when He appeared to the Apostles was, “Peace be with you.” Why were these the first words? What did He mean by this? . . .
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Back to topThe Easter Season is a grand season – so grand that it lasts fifty day! I trust that the celebration is so long and intentional because it takes a while for it all to sink-in. Even though I have heard the Easter Story recounted . . .
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Back to topHoly Saturday is a day of stillness and solitude.
The songs of the joyous entry into Jerusalem are long forgotten.
The actions at the Passover are but shadows. . . .
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Back to topOn Holy Thursday, the night before he died, the Lord Jesus made some startling changes in the Passover meal. Instead of the traditional Jewish table blessings . . .
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Back to topThe crowds dispersed…
The borrowed donkey on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem has been returned…
The apostles get busy about preparing for the upcoming Passover….
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Back to topWe all know that the season of Lent is about conversion and change. We are called to turn away from sin and become more and more like Christ. In other words, we are called to grow. Many times in the Gospels Jesus talks about seeds and trees, fruit and branches. . . .
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Back to topThose of you that know me are most likely thinking that this blog is going to be about Adrian Peterson breaking a long run for the Minnesota Vikings or Ricky Rubio’s return to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ starting line-up. Those would be really good guesses. . . .
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Back to topMarvelous confusion . . . this phrase caught my attention while reading Julian of Norwich. In her work entitled Showings she writes about the marvelous confusion that makes up our human life in a “wondrous mixture of good and bad”. Julian goes on to explain . . .
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Back to topLast week we heard from Jeremiah that God’s Promise would be fulfilled. The Advent journey for the Jews and for us continues as we live and walk in the light of that Promise.
But on this Second Sunday of Advent, they (and maybe we) seem to be far from that Promise. They have lost . . .
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Back to topHave you ever noticed that St. Matthew was not called to be a follower of Jesus with the rest of the group? Maybe it was because he was a tax collector and not a fisherman hanging out down by the water . . .
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Back to topTaking “I wonder…” trips can be fun. They also reveal hidden surprises and evoke creative possibilities. For example, if we say, “I wonder what would happen if the arms race stopped tomorrow?” . . .
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