Tag: joy

  • December 9, 2020
    Bearers of Good News by Todd Edmondson, Advent 2017 Like Those Who Dream by Shannon Schaeffer, Advent 2014  

  • December 12, 2014
    Third Sunday in Advent Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Psalm 16, Luke 1:46b-55 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28 The recent events…

  • November 11, 2014
    Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 Our Gospel reading…

  • May 1, 2014
    Third Sunday of Easter
 Acts 2:14-41 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 If our hope is even remotely true, what will…

  • October 30, 2013
    Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Psalm 119:137-144 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10…

  • March 15, 2013
    Fifth Sunday of Lent Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3: 4-14 John 8: 1-11 Lent is a difficult season to…

  • March 1, 2013
    Third Sunday of Lent Isaiah 55:1-13 I Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 It is worse than you think it is and…

  • January 12, 2010
      Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 Norman Wirzba, in his book Living the Sabbath, follows the…

  • December 9, 2009
      Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 The second most popular Advent question asked in the United Methodist…

  • October 9, 2008
    Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 (The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time) The lessons this week have…