May 10, 2026 – Hallelujah
Our Scripture reading for today appropriately comes from the book of Psalms – the hymnal and prayer book of God’s people for thousands of years. Scripture: Psalm 147 Praise the Lord!How good it is to sing praises to our God, for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.The Lord lifts up the...
Read MoreMay 3, 2026
Today, we’re going to take a little detour in the New Testament, all the way over to 1 Peter. It’s one of the shorter letters, so it’s toward the back of our Bibles. Your fun fact for the day is that the letters in the New Testament – everything between Acts and Revelation – aren’t arranged by theme, or date, or even by author. They are arranged by length. The longest one is Romans, so it goes first. The shortest is Jude, so it goes last. And everything in between is arranged by length. We haven’t encountered 1 Peter together in a while, so before we dive in to what it says,...
Read MoreApril 26, 2026 – The Bad Shepherd
First Reading: Ezekiel 34:1-16 The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: To the shepherds—thus says the Lord God: Woe, you shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat; you clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatted calves, but you do not feed the sheep. You have not strengthened the weak; you have not healed the sick; you have not bound up the injured; you have not brought back the strays; you have not sought the lost, but with force and harshness...
Read MoreApril 19, 2026 – Walking & Talking
Today, we’re going to hop on over to the gospel according to Luke for one of the classic Easter stories – the walk to Emmaus. This encounter takes place on the day of resurrection. Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, ‘What are you discussing with each other while you...
Read MoreEaster Sunday 2026 – Jesus, the Wounded Healer
As we enter the story of resurrection, we’re going to pick up in the gospel according to John, chapter 20. We usually read this passage on two separate weeks, as separate stories – but today, I wanted us to hear both stories as one continuous narrative. As we listen, I want you to listen for the moments when Jesus’ friends come to believe that he has been raised from the dead. What convinces them that this good news is true? Scripture: John 20:1-29 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been...
Read MoreMarch 29, 2026 – Jesus, King
This Sunday marks the high point in the season of Lent—the Sunday when we get to shout with joy and cry out ‘hosanna!’ to the king who can, indeed, save us. That is what ‘hosanna’ means, after all. We meet Jesus on his way to Jerusalem, coming from Jericho with a crowd following behind. Scripture: Matthew 21:1-17 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone...
Read More