Monthly Archives: April 2014

Year A Easter 2: Thus and so

Posted on April 27, 2014 by

“But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.” So says Peter to the masses of the Jewish people gathered in Jerusalem in the aftermath of the … Continue reading →

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Hard of hearing

Posted on April 24, 2014 by

Tender words shouted at my father; love rendered hard in his hearing.

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PTSD Jesus

Posted on April 22, 2014 by

When he was raised, he bore the marks, which must mean he remembered. Then does each adulterous kiss make him wince at its betrayal; each flash of the needle, of the knife make him flinch? Does he recoil at the … Continue reading →

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Easter 2014: Do not be afraid

Posted on April 20, 2014 by

DO not be afraid. Not the way you expect Easter to begin: do not be afraid. After all, the hard part is over, the trial, the cross, the tomb, the harrowing of hell. What is there left to fear? Yet … Continue reading →

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Good Friday 2014

Posted on April 18, 2014 by

With condolences to all victims of violence and their families. Last Sunday, a short while after the Passion Gospel was ended in churches across the nation, across the world, a man took a shotgun to the parking lot of a … Continue reading →

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Maundy Thursday: footprints

Posted on April 17, 2014 by

Almost all of you have heard this poem at one time or another, or seen it printed on pretty pages in the inspirational section of the bookstore or Christian gift shop. I refer, of course, to the both famous and … Continue reading →

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A sermon for the Palms and the Passion

Posted on April 13, 2014 by

At the beginning, the tempter had urged him to make bread, to bow down, to throw himself from the temple and be saved by the angels. In the end, the people would taunt him and tempt him to leave his … Continue reading →

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How to read a palm

Posted on April 11, 2014 by

Examine the heart; is it sappy, or made of stone? Trace the veins that indicate the wisdom of Solomon, or the mercurial folly of man. Follow the lines of travel: do they cross? If the life line looks long enough, break off the branch, … Continue reading →

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Lenten meditation

Posted on April 10, 2014 by

Today’s meditation, offered as part of a multi-authored series available through the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio @ http://www.dohio.org: It is a day like no other, this Thursday in the fifth week of Lent. It isn’t one of the “big” days, … Continue reading →

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Year A Lent 5: Lazarus and other resurrections

Posted on April 6, 2014 by

Of course, they all would ask him about it, after the event. What was it like, being dead? Lazarus would tell them, “I don’t know what I can say to you about that. I can tell you what it was … Continue reading →

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