The Third Sunday in LentMarch, 23rd 2025 Exodus 3:1-15; Ps 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 If you listen to this morning’s Gospel without paying close attention, you may be shocked by Jesus’ attitude, which does not really correspond to the portrait of the “Jesus, meek and mild” of a certain kind of…
Lent II March 16, 2025 Genesis 15:1-18 Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 Luke 13:31-35 On this first joyful Sunday celebration of Joris’ ordination as a deacon, I was relieved to see that our reading from Luke’s Gospel puts the religious authorities of Jesus’ day in a good light. Most of the time, Jesus has very few good things to say about the ordained people of his day. Large occasions…
March 9, 2025Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 In the darkest days of the Second World War, the Christian author and professor C. S. Lewis wrote a series of articles for a magazine. The articles took the form of letters from an experienced senior devil in hell, offering advice to his young nephew.…
Last Sunday of Epiphany March, 2nd 2025 Exodus 34:29-35 ; Ps 99 ; 2 Co 3:12-4:2 ; Luke 9: 28-36 Today is the last Sunday of the Epiphany season. We have followed the rise of the ministry of Jesus, he has revealed himself to us. His power of attraction and subversion was gradually revealed to us as we…