“Breath for Dry Bones” (A17: Fifth Sunday in Lent)
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Lewis Wilborn reflects on Ezekiel’s vision of dry bones as a metaphor for spiritual death and renewal, urging listeners to receive God’s life-giving command, renew their minds,...
A18: The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A (2023)
“Some people’s mothers told them not to talk about religion and politics in public,” says Lauren Winner, Author, Episcopal Priest, and Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School. “Well, I grew up in...
A18: The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A (2020)
“Can you smell that?” asks Scott Spencer’s wife. “No dear,” he replies, not to fret her, but because he genuinely doesn’t smell it. Spencer, author and New Testament scholar, says of today’s passage, John 11:1-45,...
A19: The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A (2017)
Will Willimon is a bishop in the United Methodist Church and one of the most effective preachers in the English-speaking world. He is also a prolific author, having written more than 60 books. Will has...