Sermon for Fourth Sunday of Lent (year B)
/Are you getting tired of Lent, yet? If this were the fourth Sunday of Advent, we’d be nearly done with the purple of penitence and preparation.
Read MoreReflections on Fourth Sunday in Lent (B) from “First Impressions”
/Today’s gospel begins with Jesus addressing Nicodemus. Who is Nicodemus? The opening verses of chapter 14 introduce him, and set the stage for Jesus’ words to him. In today’s passage he has nothing to say, he is just a listener.
Read MoreThird Sunday in Lent, March 3, 2024
/When is anger wrong and when is it appropriate? / What is God’s house in our time like?
Gospel: John 2: 13–25
Zeal for your house will consume me
Commentary on John 2:13–25 from “Living Space”
/Today’s reading from John’s Gospel is the account of Jesus cleansing the Temple. The synoptics report this event just before the Passion, but John puts it much earlier, just after the story of the wedding feast at Cana.
Read MoreSecond Sunday in Lent, February 25, 2024
/Be still, and pay attention to the presence of God in your life
Gospel: Mark 9: 2–10
This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.
