Good Friday The Service for Good Friday leads us through the last hours of our Lord Jesus' life on the day we commemorate his holy death. Beginning with Isaiah's prophecy of the suffering servant through Hebrews' description of the New Covenant, we finally listen to John's narration of Christ's trial and then rise to witness him cruelly crucified at Golgotha.

I said Alleluia on Sunday. It was accidental, but loud.

The Mission Continues The gospel of Jesus has been reaching across countries, cultures and conversations since his first announcement that God's kingdom was here. In his words and deeds; in his person and mission.

Contagious

"God saw that the light was good..." Genesis 1.4a

Have you ever double-booked during the holidays?

Proper 28, Yr A

Many congratulations to Bishop Carl this week as he celebrates the second anniversary (May 2) of

Several years ago, I proposed to Marci and she accepted. Afterwards, we announced our good news to our families. Sound familiar?This involved going to various homes we both knew well, (we grew up in them) and telling people who loved us (and anticipated that this news would eventually arrive) that we were getting married. Simple.Amazingly, this obvious next step created odd feelings in us both as we made the drive from place to place. Excitement, anticipation, and some real anxiety. We wondered if they would join us in our celebration. (They all did.) We wondered if they would wonder if we were old enough. (We might not have been.) I wondered if her father would bury me in the back yard. (He didn't.)

Our journey to Easter with Jesus takes us intentionally to the edges of where we are comfortable.