Sunday, May 31, 2009

On Mission

We should not be surprised that as Jesus tells his disciples to pray regarding workers to go out into the harvest, he immediately begins mobilizing them as an answer to is own prayer petition.

Matthew 10

Monday, May 25, 2009

The Agonizing Prayers of a Resurrected Life

Embracing the agonizing prayers of Jesus on the cross is the beginning of the resurrection life.

Mark 15:34; Luke 23:34,46

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Finding Faith in a Cup

Even the most ordinary of things and events become extraordinary metaphors to our understanding of the Kingdom of God. 

Matthew 26: 36-46

Sunday, May 10, 2009

THE REAL LORD’S PRAYER

In John 17 one discovers a prayer meeting like none other. Here, in the shadow of the cross, is revealed the innermost concerns of Jesus for his followers then and today.

John 17

Sunday, May 3, 2009

REDEFINING GLORY

The glory of the Lord is often imagined in terms of splendor and majesty. Jesus redefines it in terms of lowly service and sacrifice.

John 12: 20-28