Readings: Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21: 10-14, 22-23; John 14: 23-29 Preacher: Kathi Piehler When I first read the Gospel for May 1 the word that jumped out at me was PEACE. The Lord, speaking to His disciples, says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” I thought to myself: I am the last person… read more →
Readings: Acts 14:21-27; Revelation 21:1-5a; John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler “Behold, I make all things new!” What do you suppose God is up to with a promise like that? “Behold, I make all things new!” God did something new when Paul and Barnabas took the early church in a new direction, and we are the beneficiaries. But what… read more →
Readings: Acts 13:14,43-52; Revelation 7:9, 14b-17; John 10:27-30 Preacher: Marilyn Catherine Jane Goodall, the noted anthropologist, who has spent her life living with, learning about, protecting, and advocating for chimpanzees in the wild, describes an experience she had with a chimp who was being released back into the wild. There was a distance to travel and the caged chimp was… read more →
Readings: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Revelation 5: 11-14; John 21: 1-19 Preacher: Sister Anne Michelle McGill SSJ Our Gospel reading today is quite vivid. We can picture Jesus’ friends out on the Lake fishing all night—no luck, not even a nibble. When dawn came however, they noticed a figure on the shore; John recognized him as the Lord. You can imagine… read more →