Alleluia! Christ is risen! In today’s gospel lesson, Jesus is trying to explain to the disciples what is going to happen next, and to ease their concerns about it. It takes a long time for Jesus to get his message across. Indeed, John devotes four whole chapters to this conversation, which takes place between the foot-washing at the Last Supper and Jesus’…

Alleluia! Christ is risen! I have preached on today’s gospel lesson, many, many times, but, as the song goes, “never on a Sunday.” This reading from John’s gospel is a favorite at funerals, and it has offered comfort to many. In the reading, Jesus tells his followers not to worry, because God’s house has lots of dwelling places, and they already know…

Alleluia! Christ is risen! The fourth Sunday of Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday, and we always take a break at this time from the stories of Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances to read one of the several passages from the Gospels where Jesus uses the metaphor of shepherd and sheep to talk about our relationship with Jesus, with, God, and with the…