RCL: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; Psalm 130; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 Chapters 13 through 17 of John are by far the longest treatment of the Last Supper of any of the four gospels. These five chapters proclaim the heart of the Good News for John. And yet, have we ever noticed that from…

What is it about youth-group songs that make them stick in your head? I am the resurrection [clap].And the life [clap, clap, clap, clap].Those who believe in me will live a new life.I am the resurrection [clap].And the life [clap, clap, clap, clap].Those who believe in me will never die. Who remembers that one? There’s…

Cafe Beaujolais, a wonderful bakery on the northern California coast, makes a rich, dense bread they call Austrian Sunflower Bread, boasting different seeds and grains and yielding a golden loaf of complex texture and rich flavor. This is how it’s described in their materials: “Austrian Sunflower Bread, our healthiest loaf, is hearty and moist, keeps…