“Who is Jesus of Nazareth?” and “What does his identity mean to you?” These questions are the main focus of our Gospel Reading for today. To fully understand who Jesus is we must go back about 4000 years. Moses and the Israelites had just left Egypt...
Jubilate Sunday! In a few moments we’ll explore what that Latin word means, and look at a Psalm from which it comes. This morning you’ll need your Bible: our gospel is John 10:1-10, and we’ll be looking at Psalm 66. Familiar songs. Be ready to sing, too, as...
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Hallelujah! In the Lenten season I’ve not greeted you with that call and response – Lent is no time for hallelujahs. But here we are, at last: Easter Sunday! So let it rip: He is Risen! He is Risen...
Imagine attaching the name Good to a day in which watch a man murdered in that horrific way. The Good we see in this day is not apparent for another few days; on this day we remember the sacrifice of one man, the Anointed One,...
What sort of word is Maundy, anyway? Short for the Latin maundatum, or mandate. It is a day we remember Jesus’ mandate to love, from the 13th chapter of John’s gospel: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must...