Here is a single clue: name a word that has a number of different meanings: when you strike this you hope to get a flame . You guessed it: match. In John’s gospel the Message translation of the Palm Sunday/Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, reading the word “match” is used. The disciples didn’t notice the fulfillment of many Scriptures at the time, but after Jesus was glorified, they remembered that what was written about him matched what was done to him. John 12:16 Ms

There’s a lot to learn as C students. So in the spirit of both keeping it simple and diving deep our one C word (for the next two weeks) is challenge. Be not afraid; challenges are meant to be taken up- just like crosses. (curious about the odd photo above? join us in worship as I share the story of how a single seed- or two created the timing of a kitchen remodel). Learning is challenging. The best teachers have a skill set that allows them to engage their students not onl

This week in our Lenten Journey of Being C Students we are going to keep it simple. There was a time when the fundamentals, basics, mainstays of education were referred to as “The Three R’s”; Reading, Writing and ‘Rithmetic (sic). That always seemed like an odd thing as one had to misspell one of the words to get 3 R’s. Lest I diverge… we are going to focus on 3 C’s: confusion, condemnation and confession. And we are going to keep it simple (please note simple and easy are di

Half-way through the season of Lent, as we focus on being C students, we meet Jesus on a “crash course”. Animals being let loose and likely running away, tables being overturned, big questions being asked. John 2:13-22 has Jesus anything but “meek and mild” (see the poem by Charles Wesley here). The docile Jesus that some might prefer is not seen this week- instead- Jesus appears to be giving his followers a crash course on what the next three years of his ministry will hold