Monthly Archives: March 2015

Palm Sunday 2015: The other parade

Posted on March 28, 2015 by revcatt

It was not the only parade that day. The parade that we were in was “the other one,” the subversive one, the one that didn’t make the news. The “real” parade was for the Roman governor of Judea, as he … Continue reading →

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Lima beans and Lent

Posted on March 27, 2015 by revcatt

It’s lima bean day. *sigh* I am not even sure why I have them, but there they are in the freezer, freezer-burned, stuck together — that half bag of lima beans. I have to eat them sometime, and today’s the … Continue reading →

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Lent 5: Hope

Posted on March 27, 2015 by revcatt

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-13 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 Jeremiah is speaking about God’s promises to the people of Israel while they are still in captivity. “The days are surely coming, says the Lord, … when I will watch the people … Continue reading →

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Proper11c 2013: Martha and Mary

Posted on March 27, 2015 by revcatt

If the Martha and Mary story were about preparation, we could really help Martha.  We would share grandmother’s organizing tips, our favorite make ahead recipes.  We could be with her, helping, or text her, call her, skype, and share tips … Continue reading →

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Lent 4b2015: we’re hungry!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by revcatt

Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-2 “Hunger” The short answer is “I don’t know.” I don’t know why God sent poisonous serpents to kill people. I’d like to say that that’s not the God that I know. … Continue reading →

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Lent 3b 2015: “loosing” faith

Posted on March 14, 2015 by revcatt

Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 Some of our teenagers gathered together about a week ago, and they played a game that, roughly described, was an illumination of the difference between the way things are in God’s … Continue reading →

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