Revised Common Lectionary – Daily Readings- Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 14, 2021 April 14, 2021Psalm 135; Isaiah 26:1-15; Mark 12:18-27
- Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 14, 2021 April 14, 2021
- Bible Gateway’s Verse of the Day
- 1 Corinthians 15:1, 3-4“[The Resurrection of Christ] Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:1, 3-4
- Psephizo
- The risen Jesus with the Eleven in Luke 24 April 14, 2021The gospel lectionary reading for the Thirdly Sunday of Easter in Year B is Luke 24.36b–48, the episode where Jesus meets the disciples after the encounter on the Emmas Road and before the Ascension. (The lectionary readings for the Third Sunday in Easter ignore the particular gospel for the year, and instead cycle round Luke 24 and John 21: in this Year B w […]Ian Paul
- Is the Book of Revelation a vision—or an audition? April 13, 2021One of the things I have noticed in studying Revelation in the last couple of years is the amount and importance of the material that John reports that he hears in comparison with what he sees. There have been several studies of the hymnic material in Revelation, and these sections are important in themselves, partly because of ... Continue Reading The post […]Ian Paul
- The NT Birth Narratives: Suspicious Omissions or Deliberate Exclusions? April 12, 2021James Bejon writes: As Christians, most of us are familiar with harmonised versions of the NT’s birth narratives. We see them acted out each year in Nativity plays (if we subject ourselves to such things). Considered in isolation, however, the birth narratives are less familiar, and even slightly awkward. They gloss over major events. Or, ... Continue Readin […]Ian Paul
- The risen Jesus with the Eleven in Luke 24 April 14, 2021
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The good shepherd
Sunday 3rd May 2020 This morning as we considered the implications for our lives of Jesus’ teaching about the wide and narrow gate; it struck me as an invitation. The wide gate is the one most people find but it … Continue reading
Lock-down meeting
We continue to meet each Sunday remotely, using google meet. Our format is first to be the community and share a coffee, swap stories and report on the week. We then continue to use the excellent resources provided by Vanderbilt … Continue reading
Here but not here
If we set aside all the worries about demons, animal cruelty and the welfare of the swineherd, what is the story of the healing of the demoniac of Gerasene teaching us? It speaks of the most outcast, the most impure, … Continue reading
Get out!
Sunday 9th June 2019 DAY OF PENTECOST So the church goes to the nations today. Still Jews, but from 17 nations and we know where that leads (153 fish!). To us who act as if we, our institutions and … Continue reading
Fruit and leaves
Sunday 26th May 2019 Revelation 21 is an exciting commentary on the incident in Acts 16. Paul sees a man calling him to Macedonia responds immediately and God leads him to a wealthy woman by the river who has her … Continue reading
