I collect everything I can on Jesus’ humor. During Lent he is remembered as a “man of sorrows acquainted with grief,” but we also need to remember that most of the time he was a man of joy, immersed in laughter and food and conviviality. Of course, Jewish humor...
Fist or Fingers? Lectionary 2 April 2017 5th Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Text to Life Did you get “pranked” yesterday? Did you find salt in your sugar bowl or shaving cream in your shoes? Yesterday, of course, was “April Fool’s”...
The clarinet was a brand new instrument when Mozart because enamored with it. The Stradivari family was already well-known for building the string instruments that are still considered the best in the world, but the clarinet was a relatively new invention. And...
Pilate’s Ruse Story Lectionary 2 April 2017 The Fifth Sunday in Jesus’ Lenten Journey Abimelek’s Warning Vision Regarding Sarah (Genesis 20) Pharaoh’s Warning Dreams of Famine (Genesis 41) Washing of Hands in Atonement (Deuteronomy 21:1-8) Israel Wants a King (1...
Building Empathy and Solidarity Through Story Summary: “Humans spend about a third of their waking hours daydreaming. It’s a survival feature. Our constant imagining of a possible future helps prepare us for the future that actually comes. We’ve already...
