Luke 24:13-16; 27-32; 36  Spring is here. The weather is getting sunnier, the temperature is warmer. Time for a road trip! I really like to travel. When I was a kid, I moved a lot, so I was used to a change of scenery more often than not. So when my family went to different […]

John 20:19-31 It is for certain that there are many misunderstood characters in the Biblical narrative, but none more than the disciple who became famously known as doubting Thomas. Case in point—the paintings of Thomas that are the most famous, tell a story much different than the actual Gospel story, like Doubting Thomas, by Caravaggio […]

Mark 16:1-8   When I was in junior high, I lived in Iowa. My church was a small, country Presbyterian congregation about 10 minutes outside of Des Moines. I have so many good memories of Easter [resurrection Sunday] from my Iowa years. So at risk of sounding ungrateful, it’s really hard for me to say this, […]

Mark 11:1-1, John 12:12-19 Palm Sunday. A sort of strange Christian day, isn’t it? Most churches purchase some sort of palm branches [fake or otherwise] and distribute them to all the people [young and old] who make it to a worship service the week before Easter. There is usually some sort of waving back and forth […]