tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post300436406739547933..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: Tuesday Lectionary Leanings: Easter EditionStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-23091419851212538202007-04-04T14:16:00.000-04:002007-04-04T14:16:00.000-04:00I would probably help myself if I focused either o...I would probably help myself if I focused either on my Good Friday reflection (Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross) or my Easter morning sermon (the John reading)... rather than having my mind constantly flitting between the two!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-34073474017682988232007-04-04T09:28:00.000-04:002007-04-04T09:28:00.000-04:00chilly fingers, what a great title, I may have to ...chilly fingers, what a great title, I may have to use that somewhere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654861033242845082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-33400993381166280292007-04-04T01:02:00.000-04:002007-04-04T01:02:00.000-04:00So--I'm intrigued that at the start of Luke's gosp...So--I'm intrigued that at the start of Luke's gospel we have Mary "perplexed" at the angels greeting and at the end of the gospels we have the women "perplexed" to find the tomb empty. Not sure where that takes us, but it feels like I'm on the scent of something.<BR/><BR/>(I did check the greek on this. As far as I can deciper, it's two different words even though the NRSV translates both as "perplexed"--but I'm not sure that matters . . .)Karen Sapiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952041607368514856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-38326677703396147162007-04-04T00:18:00.000-04:002007-04-04T00:18:00.000-04:00The Spice Girls. I love it!Haven't started thinki...The Spice Girls. I love it!<BR/><BR/>Haven't started thinking about Easter yet, but some great ideas here and places to get started. I think I'm preaching Luke too--also for a long-considered reason: that's what was printed on the pre-printed bulletin insert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-75153629752576889052007-04-03T23:12:00.000-04:002007-04-03T23:12:00.000-04:00Chilly Fingers -The sermon title may be really bad...Chilly Fingers -<BR/><BR/>The sermon title may be really bad, but it did make me laugh out loud after a 12 hour day. Thanks!Dancing with Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360866965896141692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-90552696750886869062007-04-03T22:21:00.000-04:002007-04-03T22:21:00.000-04:00I'm going with the Luke passage and playing around...I'm going with the Luke passage and playing around with how often it uses the word "but." I think the sermon title will be "Yes, but..." We can make a big mess, BUT God has other ideas...we'll see how it comes together.<BR/><BR/>On a lighter note, if I were preaching more about the women and their jaunt to the cemetery with spices, I would call it...are you ready...it's really bad..."The Spice Girls!" Oooh, somebody slap me!Chilly Fingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364530398695776477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-19963248536027044232007-04-03T20:35:00.000-04:002007-04-03T20:35:00.000-04:00I've always like Mark's Gospel ending. Since most ...I've always like Mark's Gospel ending. Since most think it was our first Gospel, it set the stage for the others. And even though the text stops, the message doesn't.<BR/><BR/>They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid...<BR/><BR/>But they did tell! We know it! It likely happened in underground communities of women evangelists! When ever I read it, my mind always goes back to the beginning of Mark- it's cyclical.<BR/><BR/>They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid... The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God!<BR/><BR/>Preach the Good News sister!Backwoods Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192475540951021401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-20821759155820230172007-04-03T20:19:00.000-04:002007-04-03T20:19:00.000-04:00Ooh you are all so clever! Catherine, I often refe...Ooh you are all so clever! Catherine, I often reference "one of my clergywoman blog-pals" in sermons. BTW you got rave reviews in the Convocation evaluations! (yes, I do get to read them all)Good preaching sister-mine. <BR/><BR/>anjel is absolutely right about the gardners here, and such a perfect image of Jesus.<BR/><BR/>My sermon got a boost while I was visiting a broken-hipped member. I was looking for ways to address Mark ending at: "and they said nothing to anyone" and as I went over the possibiities with her we both became very excited. examples may include things like If you don't advertise your product, you won't sell any. If you don't talk about your faith (and your congregation) because you are afraid - of being judged, whatever - no one will know, no one will come. (hope that preaches better than it looks here!)<BR/><BR/>And - what does "Snarky" mean? If it means "hit them over the head because they are C&E Christians," none of that here either. We're just so happy to see them all they get overwhelmed with hugs!Maria Tafoyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920977030140327974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-29431926321795155332007-04-03T18:56:00.000-04:002007-04-03T18:56:00.000-04:00Anjel--hey, come to think of it, when I lived in N...Anjel--hey, come to think of it, when I lived in NoCal I had a gardener named Jesus!<BR/><BR/>(We rented our house, and the owner was a retired arborist. We were forbidden to take care of the plants and trees, per the lease! That was a lucky break for the plants and trees.)<BR/><BR/>I had forgotten about that.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324456402703897094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-64042782638345871342007-04-03T18:23:00.000-04:002007-04-03T18:23:00.000-04:00love the image anjel!love the image anjel!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-5446623721835206072007-04-03T18:22:00.000-04:002007-04-03T18:22:00.000-04:00Like Chelly I have an All Age Service- at a small ...Like Chelly I have an All Age Service- at a small church with some difficult pastoral issues surrounding a building project- so I'm going to storytell Mary Magdalenes account- taking Johns gospel as the Scritpure reading- it is a toughie though as there are so amny dynamics involved in holding the Easter Sunday as a celebration- it will also be the last week in the "old" building!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-65430776388599128422007-04-03T18:19:00.000-04:002007-04-03T18:19:00.000-04:00Well, as a seminarian intern, I don't get to preac...Well, as a seminarian intern, I don't get to preach on Easter (next year when I'm ordained ... and the year after ... and the year after ... and so on!). But, the John passage always makes me smile when I hear about Mary Magdalene mistaking Jesus for the gardener. I'm originally from Southern California and most of our professional gardeners/landscapers are Hispanic, wear Dodger caps, and have a leaf blower slung over one shoulder. Now isn't that an "out of the box" image of the risen Christ? (or maybe I'm just nuts!)Snarky Anglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447943386562605651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-23399393065755542362007-04-03T17:46:00.000-04:002007-04-03T17:46:00.000-04:00Hello all- I find myself dragged into Easter- mayb...Hello all- I find myself dragged into Easter- maybe because I also am tired, cold, and ready for spring. <BR/><BR/>So the Easter sermon is going to be finished first! Hopefully that will give me space to steep in Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.<BR/><BR/>So- I'm running with Luke, since John is Good Friday, and I will also play a bit with the bones and tomb- while directing it with the words:<BR/><BR/>"Why do you seek the living among the dead?"<BR/><BR/>Too often we seek our life in things that are dead- will faith grow out of bones and tombs?<BR/><BR/>Peace to you allBackwoods Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192475540951021401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-34857381965463739482007-04-03T17:39:00.000-04:002007-04-03T17:39:00.000-04:00Dear all- blessings on you all- I am not preaching...Dear all- blessings on you all- I am not preaching on Easter, but on National Pastoral Intern Sunday (Easter II) and, like Mother Laura, on T- my take is that T is asking the questions we all want to ask (earlier in John: But we do not know where you are going! How can we know the way?) but are too embarassed to ask- the stuff you think you should know, and assume everbody else inthe class knows- but they are just as perplexed as you- so I vote for renaming him Brave Thomas, or Inquiring Thomas, or anything else than Doubting....any ideas? NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-67920056294644428202007-04-03T17:30:00.001-04:002007-04-03T17:30:00.001-04:00I'm not preaching, but am directing the choir in o...I'm not preaching, but am directing the choir in our "Canon and Canticles" -- our poorly-named version of Easter Lessons and Carols. I'm excited because due to an unannounced absence by my secretary this week, I was forced to have everything done for this week on Thursday of last week. So for the first time EVER in ministry, I get to spend Holy Week looking for the holy instead of readers for the services!! And I get to do a little playing, too!! I'm making flatbread for the Maundy Thursday dinner and Hot Cross buns and Easter eggs with my family. I'm just so darn excited to do Easter this year! And to think I considered firing my secretary. Now if only I had a great outfit...<BR/><BR/>But besides gloating, I wanted to say, I preached Mark last year and ended it where Mark did. I called it "Not Much of an Ending" and talked about how Easter is supposed to be this grand, big event with all the loose ends tied up. But it wasn't for these women, nor is it for us. We still have to find ways to be Easter people in the midst of declining worship attendance, budget woes, and even freezing rain on Easter morning. Jesus rose despite the fears and worries of his followers. Jesus is risen in the midst of all of our messiness, too! And I think Mark will always be my favorite for that reason!<BR/><BR/>Hope that you are all able to find some moments of wonder in the week. Blessings to you all!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803049148666438704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-12508675557865137692007-04-03T17:30:00.000-04:002007-04-03T17:30:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803049148666438704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-61464944591181059282007-04-03T17:00:00.000-04:002007-04-03T17:00:00.000-04:00Not preaching this weekend, but getting ready for ...Not preaching this weekend, but getting ready for Thomas and the Upper Room for the next Sunday. As my long time spiritual director always said, of course T. didn't believe the others if a week after they saw Jesus they were still cowering upstairs with the door locked....<BR/><BR/>I'll be looking at, in Songbird's terms, how we can live so as to make our resurrection witness convincing and not an idle tale. And following up on my Prodigal Son sermon by trying to tease out what Jesus meant with entrusting us with the ministries of both forgiving and retaining sins to come to a healthy balance of mercy, healing, justice for the oppressed, and transformation for the oppressor.Dr. Laura Marie Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372741914558791844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-75205320545603405712007-04-03T16:50:00.000-04:002007-04-03T16:50:00.000-04:00Songbird: I really like the flow of your idea. Som...Songbird: I really like the flow of your idea. Something along those lines came up in "Serious Answers to Hard Questions" study at church last week. Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717810311212306871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-62974806338503631402007-04-03T16:44:00.000-04:002007-04-03T16:44:00.000-04:00Hey, no snark here either. I am doing the John pas...Hey, no snark here either. I am doing the John passage, but for the life of me, I don't know why. I don't know what it is like here at Easter, so we will see. We did get a lot of visitors for Christmas, so may get the same at Easter. Thoughts, what thoughts? I can't even live into Holy Week. I feel like running, away, as fast as I can.<BR/><BR/>I love these prayerful choices of scripture.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654861033242845082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-55079716847057982812007-04-03T16:15:00.000-04:002007-04-03T16:15:00.000-04:00Having gone through the same discernment process a...Having gone through the same discernment process as Cheesehead and others, I'm going with Luke (I did John last year). <BR/><BR/>I'm struck with the last verse...Why did Peter go? If the others thought it was "an idle tale" why did Peter feel compelled to go? Poor Peter, who denied his friend and tried to be a hero...he's one of my favourites. <BR/><BR/>And somehow I'm tying Psalm 118 into the whole thing, since we're supposedly doing a Psalm series for Lent--end with a bang? Or a whimper?<BR/><BR/>any way, that's where I am. And I'm still stuck on my kd lang CD...think I can work in Shadowlands? No?Rainbow Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294525557328362313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1110728190809711842007-04-03T15:30:00.000-04:002007-04-03T15:30:00.000-04:00It's a great question cheesehead.they remembered H...It's a great question cheesehead.<BR/><BR/>they remembered His word - is that what brings them back into church after a long spell away? maybe!seethroughfaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041055467020894063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-44833444017407295312007-04-03T13:12:00.000-04:002007-04-03T13:12:00.000-04:00Why Cheesehead, I went through the EXACT SAME meth...Why Cheesehead, I went through the EXACT SAME method of prayerful, pastoral and theological discernment. Luke it is! <BR/><BR/>MagsMagdalene6127https://www.blogger.com/profile/11036211735489393308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-50621810935311225702007-04-03T13:03:00.000-04:002007-04-03T13:03:00.000-04:00I was struck by the same thing. And I have a grea...I was struck by the same thing. And I have a great title, "Remembering What We Already Know." If only I had a sermon to go with it...this is my first Easter sermon after 7 years in ministry, so surely I have something to say!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-16490547782272347842007-04-03T12:03:00.000-04:002007-04-03T12:03:00.000-04:00Oooooh, Cheesehead, I love the remembering his wor...Oooooh, Cheesehead, I love the remembering his words thing. If I borrow that, do I have to say "My fellow RevGalBlogPal, Cheesehead, says..." That prolly would turn some heads. ;-)kwpersheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313821985751564632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-35491283437889297712007-04-03T11:44:00.000-04:002007-04-03T11:44:00.000-04:00I have finished planning out the church stripping ...I have finished planning out the church stripping portion of the Holy Thursday service for one church ... it is the first time we've ever done it there, and, with all the effort they have put into sanctuary repair lately, I think it will have quite the impact.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your thoughts about focusing the "then they remembered his words" verse --that's a really good idea!<BR/><BR/>And, although, I have been a Christian for a quarter century now, I have never heard the story of the red egg. Going to follow that one up!Reverend Dona Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236153172787772792noreply@blogger.com