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A collection of 42 issues

Waiting To Be Healed -- a Lection Reflection on John 5

(A Lection Reflection on John 5: 1-9) There are events in the Bible that are so overlaid with symbolism and meaning that trying to unpack them feels like opening one of those Russian nesting doll sets: you take out the next doll, marvel at its beauty, then see that

My Sheep Hear My Voice -- Say What?

(A Lection Reflection on John 10:27) If you look up today's text on Google, you get 1.9 million hits. If you put the text in quotes ("my sheep hear my voice") you still get 1.5 million hits. That's 1,500,000

Restoration or Resurrection?

(A Lection Reflection on Easter) In another Lection Reflection, I talked a little about the scope of Easter. I made the point that Easter was more than a one-time event; it is, instead, a part of God's ongoing work in the world. God is in the business

The Scope of Easter

(A Lection Reflection on Easter) One of the important concepts we use in project work is "scope." It refers, of course, to the reach of the project or initiative. Does this web site rebuild involve only the interface, or are there new features included? Are we remodeling both

Palm Sunday Cynics

(A Lection Reflection on Luke 19: 28-40) Fickle. Disloyal. Unreliable. I've heard my fair share of sermons and devotionals that use such terms to describe the Palm Sunday crowd. You have too. I call them Palm Sunday Cynics. "Here they are, waving palms and praising Jesus,

And It's God From the 3-Point Line!

(A Lection Reflection on Psalm 126 and Isaiah 43: 16-21) As those who know me will attest, I'm a big sports guy. My favorite sports are football and basketball, with college basketball being at the top of the list. And as you might expect, my most favorite

The Circle of Reconciliation

(A Lection Reflection on 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21) There are certain verses in the Bible that convey such an important truth that I think they ought to be automatically highlighted in every translation. We have such a verse this week, with a truth so unusual and different that it

Hard Truths

(A Lection Reflection on Luke 13:1-9) Many years ago, I heard an important truth: Do not turn a parable into an allegory. I suspect that I violated that rule in an earlier essay I wrote on the Fig Tree and the Gardener, so today I want to take

Where Are You Looking? What Do You See?

I can't do those fake 3D drawings. You know, the ones where you focus on a red dot or some such thing, and all of a sudden out pops a scene that you didn't see before. I have friends who can see it in a few

Testing God

(A Lection Reflection on Luke 4:1-12) Let me put some thoughts in front of you, and you tell me if you've heard these before: * Trust in God. * Believe God's word. * Stand on the promises of God. * Step out in faith. Sound familiar? Sure -- we&