Ezekiel 36:22-26; Luke 19:28-40 Trees clap their hands. Lions and lambs transcend their natural place in the food chain and lie down together. Sea monsters praise God. Mountains burst into song. The Bible is full of images of nature taking on seemingly human qualities. Trees, lions, mountains, even sea monsters—but not stones. Stones don’t shout. […]
palm sunday
To Tread the Gospel Way
Mark 11:1-10; Joshua 4:19-23; Revelation 19:11a,16 “King Jesus rides on a milk-white horse.” The choir sings with great enthusiasm, and more than a little confusion. They know the scripture coming right after the anthem is about Jesus coming into Jerusalem on a donkey. They also know, from many years of Palm Sunday dramatic re-enactments, that […]