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Easter Sunday 2015

John 20:1-18
One thing I find interesting in the stories that we read from the scripture about that first Easter Day, the day of the resurrection, is that the disciples never experience what they expect in the risen Christ…

Easter Vigil 2015

Mark 16:1-8
We have been waiting for this night for so long. It’s hard to believe that it’s just over 40 days since we may have knelt at this rail or another to have ashes put on our heads to begin our Lenten journey…

Good Friday 2015

John 18:1-19:42
Preaching Good Friday is always a challenge because it’s a day of such profundity. A day when the heart of God and the heart of humanity collide, and yet miss each other and later find each other…

Palm Sunday 2015

Mark 11: 1-11, Mark 14:1-15:47
Have you ever had someone do an unexpected kindness for you? A note in the mail that touches you at a time of your need, an offer for conversation over coffee when that’s just what you want…

Pennies

John 2: 13-22
Growing up in my father’s house, my dad always kept pennies, either on his dresser or in a jar. Now pennies aren’t worth much any more, but they actually were, back then…

The Baptismal Covenant

Genesis 9:8-17, Mark 1:9-15
You hear the word “covenant” in our readings today, particularly in that reading from Genesis, that covenant that there will never again be a flood. I’d love to hear that being read today in the churches of Boston…