Christ the King Sunday November 20, 2016 Luke 23: 33-43 You can click on this link to read the text in Oremus Bible Browser. “The first shall be last and the last shall be first.” We were reading Matthew’s Gospel on Wednesday morning, when someone said, “I just don’t get that. What does that […]
In the Meantime….Part 3
Christ the King Sunday November 23, 2014 Matthew 25:31-46 This is the third parable we have from Jesus at the conclusion of Matthew’s telling of his ministry. In the next chapters, Jesus will be arrested, interrogated, brutally murdered, and rise again to the shock of the authorities, and the joy of his […]
A Different Kind of King
Christ the King, Lectionary 34 November 27, 2011 Matthew 25: 31-46 “You will see the face of God while you are here.” The site director had her little speech every Sunday night after dinner to the 100 or so people who had come to rebuild after Katrina destroyed homes on the point in Biloxi. Every […]
Seeing the Larger Context
Christ the King Sunday November 21, 2010 Colossians 1: 11-20 Early Christian communities were tiny gatherings in towns and cities that were rich and powerful. The facades of the restored gymnasium at Sardis and the huge synagogue which adjoined the portico of the main thoroughfare are astonishing even to our modern eyes. Pergamum had the […]