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The Setting Acts 8:14-17 is situated in a section of Acts that is both extraordinary and ominous (8:4-9:31). With no less than three conversion stories in this unit, one has to wonder in what way (...)

The reading catches us up in the midst of a veritable whirlwind of events in the early post-resurrection church.  The simple newspaper-like report of the opening verse points us in two directions at once. We (...)

Este domingo de Pentecostés nos dirigimos al evangelio según San Juan y su visión del Espíritu (y no necesariamente a la acostumbrada historia del “Día de Pentecostés” en Hechos 2:1-4). Estamos en la parte del (...)

As is the case with many lectionary texts, something is lost when this passage is not read in its literary context. The context of this passage, of course, is John’s account of Jesus’ last supper (...)

The Gospel of John could be summed up by a number of different key words. It could be called a gospel of life, a gospel of light, of believing, of knowing, of sending and being (...)

The conclusion of Revelation has seemed to many interpreters to be a bit choppy, a barely-held-together conglomeration of leftover pieces, stumbling toward the close of the book. Whether it is made more or less choppy (...)

On his last night with the disciples, Jesus shares a meal with them, washes their feet, gives them a new commandment, and answers question after question concerning the fact that he is about to leave (...)

“Surely, I am coming soon.” Thus the New Testament draws to a close.  Do we believe it? Do we live as if Jesus’ return was imminent? That is, do we follow the story to the (...)

Pentecost Sunday celebrates God’s gift of the Holy Spirit. For many Christians, the Holy Spirit remains a puzzle. The other members of the Trinity, the Father and the Son, are better defined. But there is (...)

I suspect that most in your congregation would not appreciate a sermon that began like this: “There are things that are essential to our faith, but I can’t speak about them because you would not be able (...)