The Fifth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert

Lessons: Acts 11:1-18 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Psalm 148   For the past several weeks, the lectionary – the schedule of readings that we follow across the year – has told us stories of resurrection. Beginning today, it returns us to the time before Jesus’ death: to the upper room, to the Last Supper, toContinue reading “The Fifth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert”

Fifth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert

Lessons: Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Psalm 22:24-30   This morning we hear a conversion story. A story about one of those experiences in which we have a God sighting and we come away changed – or, at least, we come away invited to change. This particular conversion story takes place in theContinue reading “Fifth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert”

Fifth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert

Lessons: Acts 7:55-60 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 During a recent radio interview with Terry Gross, the standup comic Pete Holmes talked about his upbringing in a conservative Evangelical context and about what faith looks like for him today. The interview is frequently funny (I guess that’s what you would expect inContinue reading “Fifth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert”

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