Third Sunday of Lent (Year A) Ex 17:3-7 | Ps 95 | Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 | John 4:5-42 There is a well in Samaria that has never run dry. Not because the water table is particularly reliable in that part of ancient Palestine. But because a conversation happened there—a conversation so strange, so subversive, so … Continue reading The Well of Thirst and Healing
"No Handrails on the Transfiguration" Genesis 12:1–4a | Psalm 33 | 2 Timothy 1:8b–10 | Matthew 17:1–9 I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of Action Park. Action Park, more commonly known as Class Action Park, was an amusement park in Vernon, New Jersey, that operated from 1978 to 1996 on a safety philosophy best … Continue reading Second Sunday of Lent — Year A
Readings: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 | Psalm 51 | Romans 5:12-19 | Matthew 4:1-11 "The Oldest Therapy Session and Why It Failed" In 1967, which was, for those of you keeping score, quite possibly one of the greatest years in recorded history, depending entirely on who was born that year and whether they are currently standing … Continue reading First Sunday of Lent – Year A
The Joy of the Gospel 