I want to begin my introductory editorial comments with the expression of much gratitude to all my predecessors, especially the most immediate, Rev. Dr. Jin Hee Han whose calm yet compelling call to me to …
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by Margaret Dorgan
Jesus offers fresh instructions on how to love God and how to love one another.
Reviewed by Frederick J. Streets
The book offers useful insights to people of faith, not only at critical turning points in their lives, but wherever they may be on life’s journey.
Reviewed by Douglas Stivison
This is an unusual book that deserves to be noticed. Once we picked up the slim paperback we could not put it down. It is genuinely thought provoking. It is essentially a fable or a parable. It combines elements of a Victorian Sunday School storybook with its stark moral lessons and a well-written episode of The West Wing.
by Stephen Johnson
Preachers must move into that place where the cross of Christ bridges the distance between rich and poor.
by Michael Monshau
The credible preacher is able to respond honestly to parishioners with the heartfelt words, “I know. I understand.”
by Peter Gathje
To refuse to enter into relationship with the poor is to refuse to enter into God’s redemptive love.
by Judy Yates Siker
Lectionary Guide for January, February, and March 2008.
by Maren C. Tirabassi
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for March
Title: Fish on Fire
Artist: Piety Choi
Size: 40"x40"
Mixed Media on Wooden Panel
This painting is based on the story at the end of the gospel of John in which the risen Christ came to his disciples on the morning of his resurrection and broiled the fish for them. To the wooden panel I attached the actual pieces of burnt burlap fabric and used acryl paint to reproduce a scene of broiling. While the Johannine passage is commonly understood as the risen Christ telling the world that he has risen and has returned to provide hope as well as hope-filled nourishment, I remember that fire also has the cleansing power of the fire of the Holy Spirit. According to other gospel traditions, Peter had denied Jesus three times. Jesus’ feeding of his disciples with the fish by the sea of Tiberias, however, has no trace of condemnation. In this scene, Jesus said to Peter, “Do you love me?” Jesus then asked Peter to tend his sheep. Divine justice might call to mind fire as punishment, but I cherish the power of the Lord’s fire that cleanses our soul from the stains of sin. There I see the path to renewal and new life.
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