Title: A local Easter story Date: April 24, 2011 (Easter) Texts: Matt 28:1-10 Author: Isaac Villegas Let me tell you an Easter story. C.P. Ellis’s father died at the age of forty-eight, which meant that C.P. had to drop out of high school and become the bread winner for his family, for his mom and [...]

Title: “Who is this?” Date: April 17, 2011; Palm Sunday Texts: Ps 118, Matt 21:1-11 Author: Isaac Villegas Jesus is the talk of the town. Crowds gather along the streets. Some are there to welcome God’s prophet, the one who will speak God’s truth about the world. Others are there to welcome a messiah, the [...]

Title: Double Vision Texts: Ezekiel 37.1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8.6-11, John 11.1-45 Date: April 9, 2011 Author: Nathan Rauh Prayer: Merciful LORD, thank you for giving your prophet Ezekiel his vision, and us your Scripture. Holy Spirit, go beyond my words to speak your Word to us, and point us to Jesus Christ, the Word [...]

Title: “We are not blind, are we?” Date: April 3, 2011, Lent 4 Texts: Jn 9:1-41 Author: Isaac Villegas The disciples stand at a distance and are curious about the beggar; they use the blind man as a way into a theological discussion with Jesus. “Rabbi,” they say, “who sinned, this man or his parents, [...]