John 20: 24-28; I Peter 1: 8,9 Fear of fraud It’s the week after Easter and we go from the zenith of faith in God to the shame of the doubt of Thomas. We don’t think of him… Read More
Isaiah 25: 7,8; Matthew 28: 5-10 Story Editing Today the story of Jesus of Nazareth takes a dramatic turn for the better, just days after we observed Good Friday, the day of His crucifixion. It is the story… Read More
We turn to the other side of the cross and we meet the soldiers. Who are they and what do they see? We must know that during the days the Roman Empire crucifixions were used as a cruel… Read More
Isaiah 50: 7,8; Matthew 21: 1-5, 8,9 Creating Worlds We all live in one world, on one uneven ball that is crammed full of salt water, bugs and other unwanted critters, a disappearing bunch of wanted critters and… Read More
Ezekiel 37:1-4; Romans :7-9 Letting go of Lent Today we see farewell to another Lenten season as we steam on to Palm Sunday and Easter. The messages have been a series of sorts about letting go. We started… Read More
I Samuel 3: 6-8; John 9: 35-41 Profoundly disorienting There are two stories that are constantly in the world news the last few weeks in addition to the tragedy in Washington State. One is the disappearance of Malaysian… Read More
Posted: May 20, 2014 by Aart
Reflection May 4
Luke 24: 13-19; I Peter 1: 23-25 Directions to Emmaus Many years ago I was doing volunteer work for a few months in Jerusalem. Somehow I found out that in Bethlehem one of my theology professors from Claremont… Read More