Archive for April, 2017
April 23, 2017 – John 20:19-31
John 20:19-31 The Next Level Second Sunday of Easter – April 23, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB In an episode of the Canadian comedy Letterkenny last year, there was a scene involving two of the town’s hockey players and their coach. Coach was berating them for being lazy, not doing their workouts, […]
April 16, 2017 (Resurrection of our Lord – Easter Sunday) -Matthew 28:1-10
Matthew 28:1-10 Joy in the Midst of Fear Resurrection of our Lord – Easter Sunday – April 16, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I love Easter Egg Hunts. I loved them as a kid, and I love them as an adult. I even love Easter Eggs embedded in dvds and such. For […]
Good Friday (April 14, 2017) – John 18:1-19:42
John 18:1-19:42 In Whom We Trust Good Friday – April 14, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Our readings today take us through a whole slew of human emotions. We begin this day with a difficult reading from Isaiah, a reading known as one of the songs of the Suffering Servant. We hear […]
Maundy Thursday (April 13, 2017) -John 13:1-17, 31b-35
John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Jesus Knows All Things – and Loves Anyway Maundy Thursday – April 13, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Jesus loved his disciples to the end, the story says. We could probably translate that, “to the utmost” – and boy did John get that right. Jesus knows who his betrayer […]
April 9, 2017 (Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion) – Matthew 26:14-27:66
Matthew 26:14-27:66 His Blood Be On Us All Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion – April 9, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB In Matthew’s telling, the Jewish crowd takes responsibility for Jesus’ crucifixion. “His blood be on us and their children,” they cry. Whether Matthew intended to blame the Jewish people as a […]
April 2, 2017 – Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45
Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45 Can these Bones Live? Fifth Sunday in Lent – April 2, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB In this story of the raising of Lazarus, Jesus arrives late. In a miracle story in which the main miracle is maybe hard to believe, this is a detail in the story […]
March 26, 2017 – I Samuel 16:1-13; John 9:1-41
I Samuel 16:1-13; John 9:1-41 Hidden Figures – Lent at the Movies IV Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 26, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Hidden Figures is a delightful film about three black women in 1960s America. All three are formidable mathematicians who are employed by NASA as “computers,” that is, […]
