Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14, 36–41; 1 Peter 2:20–25; John 10:1–10 There are many names for God in the Scriptures, but few are as tender, and few are as strong, as this one: Shepherd. A king may rule from far away. A judge may speak from a high seat. A warrior may come only in the hour of battle. But a shepherd lives among the sheep. ...
The Gospel That Changes Human Beings
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist 1 Peter 5:5b–14; Psalm 89; Mark 16:15–20 The Bible begins with a promise: the serpent will not have the last word. From the beginning, the enemy is named, and from the beginning, his defeat is foretold. The serpent appears again and again— in fear, in violence, in lies, in all that opposes God and keeps human beings in bondage. ...
When You Realize You Were Wrong
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Friday of the Third Week of Easter Acts 9:1–20; Psalm 117; John 6:52–59 There are moments in life you don’t expect. But they shake you. A conversation. A sentence. A look from someone. And suddenly you realize: “I may be wrong.” Not slightly wrong. Deeply wrong. That moment is uncomfortable. Because being wrong feels like losing. But sometimes— it is the beginning of seeing. ...
When Someone Helps You See
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Thursday of the Third Week of Easter Acts 8:26–40; Psalm 66; John 6:44–51 Sometimes you are reading something— a book, a message, even your own life— and you don’t get it. The words are there. But the meaning is not. That is where this story begins. A man on a long road. Alone. Reading Scripture. Trying to understand. And he asks a very honest question: ...
Proclaiming God’s Tremendous Deeds
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter Acts 8:1b–8; Psalm 66; John 6:35–40 A great persecution fell upon the Church in Jerusalem. What seemed like defeat became a beginning. The disciples were scattered, but the Gospel was not scattered. The believers were driven out, but the Word ran ahead of them. So Philip went down to Samaria, and there, in a place once divided, Christ was proclaimed. ...
Into Your Hands
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Acts 7:51—8:1a; Psalm 31; John 6:30–35 Stephen was full of faith and of the Holy Spirit. He was full of grace, full of power, full of light. One would expect such a man to be welcomed, honored, protected. But the world does not easily receive what comes from God. Often it resists it. Often it fears it. Often it strikes what it cannot silence. ...
The Synagogue of Freedmen and the Freedom They Missed
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Monday of the Third Week of Easter Acts 6:8–15; Psalm 119; John 6:22–29 There was a synagogue that bore the name of freedom. It was called the Synagogue of Freedmen. A beautiful name. A noble memory. A rescued past. For they had once been captives, taken in chains, carried far away, and then released. And yet— what is the use of chains falling from the hands if they still cling to the heart? ...
The Stranger and the Two Altars
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14.22-33; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35 Instead of going to church, you go somewhere else. Fishing. Hiking. Shopping. The church— doesn’t seem to offer much anymore. So, like the two disciples— you are walking away. Maybe not alone. They had hoped. They had believed. And then— everything collapsed. Sounds familiar? So they left. Jerusalem behind. Hope behind. ...
The Eyes of the Lord - Seen. Guided. Carried.
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Saturday of the Second Week of Easter Acts 6:1-7; Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; John 6:16-21 Sometimes— life feels uneven. Some are seen. Some are not. Some are cared for. Some are left behind. In Acts of the Apostles 6, the first Christian community faces its first real problem… Inequality. Some widows are being overlooked. Not on purpose. But it happens. ...
When We Resist God
Your browser does not support the audio element. Readings Here Friday of the Second Week of Easter Acts 5:34–42; Psalm 27; John 6:1–15 We usually imagine that opposing God looks dramatic. Anger. Rebellion. Open rejection. But the Bible shows something else. Opposing God can look very normal. Even reasonable. In Acts, the religious leaders oppose the apostles. They believe in God. They defend tradition. They protect order. And yet— they resist what God is doing. ...