Friday, April 03, 2015

Mark 16:1-8

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Easter or Assured – Year B 5 April 2015 Mark 16:1-8 It has been awhile since I have posted a comment here. My time has been preoccupied ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

2 Kings 2:1-12

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Year B - Transfiguration or Mountain Top to Valley February 15, 2015 2 Kings 2:1-12 Whirlwinds find their reversal in silence [re...
Monday, February 09, 2015

Mark 9:2-9

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Year B - Transfiguration or Mountain Top to Valley February 15, 2015 Mark 9:2-9 A promise has been made: “Some here will see the ...
Monday, February 02, 2015

Mark 1:29-39

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Year B - Epiphany 5 or Guiding Gift 5 February 8, 2015 Mark 1:29-39 First acts of Jesus after garnering disciples: deal with a “demon” ...
Monday, January 12, 2015

John 1:43-51

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Year B - Epiphany 2 or Guiding Gift 2 January 18, 2015 John 1:43-51 Six Acts: 1) “I have identified meaning for my time.” If you wa...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Psalm 147:12-20

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Year B - Christmas 2 or Blessed Body 2 January 4, 2015 Psalm 147:12-20 It even snows in Bethlehem and fortunately the angel chorus came...

Jeremiah 31:7-14

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Year B - Christmas 2 or Blessed Body 2 January 4, 2015 Jeremiah 31:7-14 “(The Word) was in the world but not known there.” This is not ...
Monday, December 29, 2014

John 1:(1-9), 10-18

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Year B - Christmas 2 or Blessed Body 2 January 4, 2015 John 1:(1-9), 10-18 That’s the trouble coming from a different dimension—r...
Friday, December 26, 2014

Galatians 4:4-7

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Year B - Christmas 1 or Blessed Body 1 December 28, 2014 Galatians 4:4-7 We are only secondarily born “under the law”. Our primar...
Thursday, December 25, 2014

Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)

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Year B - Christmas Day or Blessed Body December 25, 2014 Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12) Jesus tells a story about Abraham and Lazarus wher...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Psalm 148

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Year B - Christmas 1 or Blessed Body 1 December 28, 2014 Psalm 148 This Psalm is like a conductor cueing various elements of the ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Psalm 98

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Year B - Christmas Day or Blessed Body December 25, 2014 Psalm 98 Psalm 98 is structurally very similar to Psalm 96. A key differ...

Psalm 96

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Year B - Christmas Eve or Blessed Body Eve December 24, 2014 Psalm 96 Christmas Eve and it is evening time to begin a hum ...

Isaiah 61:10 - 62:3

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Year B - Christmas 1 or Blessed Body 1 December 28, 2014 Isaiah 61:10 - 62:3 Rejoice, you’re covered. We’ve heard about swadd...

Isaiah 52:7-10

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Year B - Christmas Day or Blessed Body December 25, 2014 Isaiah 52:7-10 Just before this passage we hear such phrases as: Awa...

Isaiah 9:2-7

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Year B - Christmas Eve or Blessed Body Eve December 24, 2014 Isaiah 9:2-7 Well, here we are, still falling short of our best as w...
Monday, December 22, 2014

Luke 2:22-40

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Year B - Christmas 1 or Blessed Body 1 December 28, 2014 Luke 2:22-40 Every religion has laws. What is usually forgotten is that ...

John 1:1-14

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Year B - Christmas Day or Blessed Body December 25, 2014 John 1:1-14 We get to where we are as a result or consequence of such a ...

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

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Year B - Christmas Eve or Blessed Body Eve December 24, 2014 Luke 2:1-14, (15-20) We can say whatever we like about days gone by....
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

2 Samuel 7:1-16

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Year B - Advent 4 or Needed Change 4 December 21, 2014 2 Samuel 7:1-16 In contrast to an announcement coming at a right moment, w...