Encountering John Verses 23-24 of John 14 are a response to Judas’s (not Judas Iscariot) question about why Christ has not fully manifested himself in glory to the world… read more

Encountering Acts This episode takes place on the day of the Jewish festival of Pentecost. It was the second great celebration of the Jewish year, occurring on the fiftieth day… read more

Encountering Acts Luke is a fine story-teller, and the lesson from Acts 2 on Pentecost is one of Luke’s finest stories. Luke’s account of Pentecost is rich and… read more

Encountering John While the lectionary makes the first nine verses of John 1 optional, it seems to me that they are essential to understanding the meaning of John's Prologue. As… read more

Fear of persons of other races began, for me, in kindergarten. It came with my epiphanic recognition that there were children — people my size — with… read more

As we sat down to plan worship for Pentecost this year and we instinctively reached for our multi-lingual prayers of the people (we need one person to read a petition in French… read more