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Radical Freedom

Welcome Home to the Center of the World

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Throughout the Easter season, we have been reading daily excerpts from the Acts of the Apostles.  Now we are only a few days away from celebrating the Feast of Pentecost, …

The Prayer of Jesus

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Click here for today’s Scripture readings. ACTS 20:28-38 JN 17:11B-19 We live in a world in which there is evil. One needs only to listen to a radio or TV …

Do You Believe Now?

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When I read this gospel passage, the words that sprang out at me were Jesus’ question to his disciples; “Do you believe now?”  It’s part of Jesus’ final conversation with …

Never Alone

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In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks of being left alone in the hour of his greatest need. This Gospel passage is another selection from the Farewell Discourse in the Gospel of …

Mission Accomplished

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You notice we have three stained glass windows from the old church here, representing the Resurrection, the Ascension and Pentecost.  Scripture scholars tell us that Christ’s resurrection, his Ascension and …

Good News Renews

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For the past several weeks we have heard how the core message of salvation through Jesus had spread rapidly in the early church from one follower of Christ to new …

Not Goodbye, but Au revoir

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To say “goodbye” is to die a little – so goes a French axiom.  Jesus doesn’t say that exactly in this gospel, but we can understand its truth from what …

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