Encountering John More than the other appointed lessons for Trinity Sunday in Year C, the Gospel pericope gives a glimpse of the interplay of the three persons of the Trinity. In… read more

Encountering John We have been working through the Gospel of John in the Sundays of Easter and today, here on Pentecost, our gospel is again from John. Undoubtedly The Revised… read more

Encountering Acts The time after Easter is the time for the church as it always has been. Is the resurrection of Jesus capable of evoking a new people, a new family that is… read more

Encountering Acts All of our Pentecost texts explore facets of the multifaceted Holy Spirit. The Feast of Pentecost is mentioned a good deal in the Hebrew Scripture. It is a… read more

Encountering John Verses 23-24 of John 14 are a response to Judas’s (not Judas Iscariot) question about why Christ has not fully manifested himself in glory to the world… read more

Encountering Acts This episode takes place on the day of the Jewish festival of Pentecost. It was the second great celebration of the Jewish year, occurring on the fiftieth day… read more