John 12:1-8
5th Sunday in Lent - Year C
March 21, 2010
The Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor
(
TEC)
Today we are headed to a home in the Jerusalem suburb of Bethany, where Jesus stopped in to see his old friends Mary, Martha and Lazarus before he entered the city for the last time. He loved them, John tells us, although he does not tell us why. Maybe there is no "why" to love. They called him Lord, so they knew who he was, and yet they were not his disciples, at least not in any formal sense. They were his friends, the three people in whose presence he could be a man as well as a Messiah.
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Luke 15:11-32
4th Sunday of Lent - Year C
March 14, 2010
The Rev. Dr. Robert Dunham
(
PCUSA)
Perhaps no Scripture text has logged more pulpit time in our culture than this wonderful parable. It is a storehouse of sin and redemption, of grace and the refusal of grace, and one can read it from several different perspectives--the father, the prodigal, the older brother. Over the years, preachers have tried all sorts of approaches to unpack its riches. I read once of one who gave a sixteen-week sermon series on the Prodigal Son; after the sixteenth sermon a woman greeted the pastor at the door of the church and said, "I'm so sorry that poor boy ever ran away from home."[1]
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The Rev. John Gunn
(other)
This episode of Be Still and Know warns of the tendency to let down our guard after victory. The Rev. John R Gunn writes, "Great triumphs are often succeeded by great tragedies. It is in the high moments of life that ones needs to be particularly on his guard."
The Rev. John Gunn
(other)
A strong faith in God and living by the virtues of that faith have been major factors in making America great. But there is a suspicion that something spiritual is lacking in our lives, and that troubles us. In this episode of Be Still and Know, The Rev. John R Gunn examines the cisterns in our lives which hold no water.
The Rev. John Gunn
(other)
In this episode of Be Still and Know, The Rev. John R. Gunn warns that America is in danger of experiencing the same fate as the city of Judah. Listen to this ancient prophet America. Wake up, and forsake evil ways. He writes, "We need to wake up to the evils, which today threaten the very life of our nation."
The Rev. John Gunn
(other)
This episode of Be Still and Know addresses the ability to discern what the true values of life are. The Rev. John R. Gunn writes, "The man who ceases to trust in God, cannot see good when it comes."