Life Up Your Palms! Palm Sunday

Originally aired on Facebook Live. A branch growing out of a stump. Symbols are like… sticky tape. Lent rollers. They pick up meanings the more they roll around. Pretend my lent roller is Jesus. In our reading today, Jesus rolls up to Jerusalem.That's the first symbol - Jerusalem - the place where Heaven and Earth …

Let Me Rest

Matthew 25:1-13  The disciples ask Jesus, What sign are we to watch for – what is the coming of the Kin-dom of Heaven like? And Jesus tells them several chapters about just that. Today, we hear the parable of the 10 bridesmaids, or 10 virgins, 10 young women. It goes like this: The coming of …

What Anticipation!

Matthew 21:1-11 Philippians 2:5-11 Roughly translated today, we are cheering: "Praises for the Prince! Anyone who comes in the name of God is a blessing! Let there be praises in heaven!" We are anticipating the new prince, the new rule. We are making a religious statement- God celebrates this person, this Jesus. We are making …