Other Worldly Psalm 67:1-7 and John 14:23-29 In 2012, brain cancer took the life of a 9-year-old boy from New Jersey named Christian Clopp. Two years after Christian’s death, “a town committee member suggested building an all-access playground in his name.” That vision ultimately became a reality, and the new […]

Exaltation Revelation 21:1-6 and John 13:31-35 This week’s Gospel lesson begins with a seemingly straightforward phrase, saying: “when he had gone out.” But, to understand who “he” is, we have to backtrack a bit, where we soon discover that “he” was actually Judas Iscariot, the one who will soon betray […]