Matthew 14:13-21 Now when Jesus heard [about the death of John the Baptist], he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by...

Romans 8:18-39 Indeed, I consider the sufferings of the present to be nothing compared with the glory that will be revealed in us. All...

Genesis 28:10-19a After Jacob tricks his father and steals his brother’s blessing, he escapes into the desert. The familiarity of his...

Romans 13:8b-10 Whoever loves another person has fulfilled the Law. The commandments: Don’t commit adultery, don’t murder, don’t steal,...

Matthew 10:24-27, 34-39 A student is not superior to the teacher; the follower is not above the leader. The student should be glad simply...

Isaiah 58:1-2a, 3b-12 Shout out, don’t hold back!     Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion,     to...

Esther 4:1-17 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went through...

As we so often do, let’s begin by breathing in deeply. Breathe in, and know that God is love. Breathe out, and release the fear that...

Acts 2:1-21 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they all met in one room. Suddenly they heard what sounded like a violent, rushing wind...

based on Acts 1:1-11 Moses had lived a long and full life. He had made difficult choices; he had drawn closer than anyone to what was...

Jeremiah 29:1-2, 3b-14 Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to Babylon to the surviving elders among the exiles, to the priests, the...

Today we veer off the liturgical calendar and take a detour toward what we might cynically call the Hallmark calendar. Now, normally it’s...

So, I have a confession to make. This isn’t my favorite psalm. I don’t have anything against it, it’s just that when people read the 23rd...

Luke 24:13-35 Now on the third day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with...

John 20:19-23, 30-31 In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were locked in the room where the disciples...

John 20:1-18 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that...

There is nothing left for us to do today but sit and wait. It’s unnerving. It’s kind of embarrassing. There is nothing left within our...

John 13:1-17, 31b-35 It was before the Feast of Passover, and Jesus realized that the hour had come for him to pass from this world to...

Matthew 21:1-11 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying...

Genesis 1:26-28 (Inclusive Bible) Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, to be like us. Let them be stewards of the fish in...