05042022 – John 22. 19-31 A whole lot of people THINK that they are “DEFINED” by their past…and who THEY WERE, or WHAT they REPRESENTED, at one time! It has been said, that either we “IGNORE the past” or “we CHOOSE to live in it and dwell in our past.” Some people never let go […]
04302022 – John 21. 1-19 Mark writes hastily the MEMOIRS and the STORIES from Peter to establish the FIRST gospel format. Matthew writes for a decidedly HEBRAIC audience. Luke attempts a more “accurate account” to be published for the GENTILE world. AND THEN, there is John. He has the leisure to do his “own thing.” […]
04232022 – John 20. 19-31 This is important to note. It’s been ONE WEEK since Easter, ONE WEEK since the all the CHAOS, EXCITEMENT, and DRAMA erupted, one week since the EMPTY TOMB was first discovered, one week since OUR FIRST “Alleluia” echoed and called forth a new liturgical season of the church year. It […]
04272022 – Stop the Killing..Stop the bloodshed…Stop the wars! BODIES have always mattered. (At least as far as the church is concerned!) I guess that is WHY when someone is murdered or killed, they always try to “HIDE the BODY.” BODIES are important. They matter. BODIES mean something to us. When there is “NO” BODY, […]
04202022 –Easter Wednesday… We do not talk about the Devil, Satan, Diabolus, Abaddon, Moloch, Apollyon, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Prince of Darkness, Mephistopheles, the evil one, the great deceiver…enough. I know, I get it – the whole image conjures up the horned guy with the “red union suit,” “pitchfork in hand” and that “sly look of […]
04172022 – Easter 8 A.M. This is normal…this is what I do, so “kindly” indulge me… Where does the Easter Bunny go – when he needs “a new tail?” – The retail store! Where does the Easter Bunny get his “eggs?” – From an eggplant! What do you call an egg that “meditates?” – An […]
04172022 – Easter 10 A.M. I am no fool. Well, sometimes, I am. Sometimes, I do dumb things, say dumb things, and think dumb things…that’s just me… But when it comes to “this morning”… I am WAY SERIOUS. I only want “the best.” Nothing else will do. I get it. I know my “gifted tongue” […]
04162022 – “Waiting” – Holy Saturday No one knew exactly “how to act,” “what to do,” “what to say.” This was “all new territory.” Everything was “unchartered.” There were “no manuals” for any of this. Feelings and emotions were “very intense.” Raw. Uncensored. Colliding. Changing constantly. Discord was everywhere. They knew what they felt, or […]
04152022 – Good Friday So, the attempt is to do “something a little bit different tonight.” Something unusual. Something not done before. A Tenebrae liturgy, means a liturgy of “darkness and shadows.” The shadows being a must. But obviously, you will need some light to sing and to participate. My request was for 15 candles […]
04142022 – John 13. 1-17, 31b-35 Maundy Thursday One by one, Jesus kneels on the floor in front of each disciple. You can picture it. You can see it in your mind’s eye. It is more than just a parable acted out in real time. It is a teaching. A teaching meant to hit home. […]