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Tracing the Good Shepherd

The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year B
April 21st, 2024

We can trace the the work of the Good Shepherd back to the very beginning, when our spiritual ancestors were herders -- watchful guardians and leaders standing in the pastures of Creation.

Duration: 14:44

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The Empty Tomb

Easter Day - Year B
March 31st, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

If Mark’s gospel ends with the empty tomb, we are left with a terrifying reminder that our implicit pact with death is at an end. What we have is a God of life who overthrows almost everything we think we know about the world, creation, and the divine activity at work in our midst.

Duration: 14:00

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A Collision of Worlds

Good Friday
March 29th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Jesus confronts Pilate with a vexing reminder for all who aspire to or who are in positions structured around power: What we grasp is not of God’s world.

Duration: 12:31

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Say What?

The Fifth Sunday in Lent - Year B
March 17th, 2024

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

The falling of seed to earth, of death leading to life, of letting go leading to a something greater -- all of this and more is encapsulated in a few brief verses in John’s telling of the Gospel where Jesus’ followers are puzzled by the arrival of outsiders wishing to see Jesus. Jesus responds to the unexpected by pointing to a God who is preparing to write the future anew in our hearts.

Duration: 17:29

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