Sunday's Common

After John is arrested, Jesus picks up his message and launches his own ministry. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

John points out and testifies about the Lamb of God, who begins to attract disciples. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Amid John's misgivings and heaven's vocal and visual approval, Jesus is baptized. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

John poetically plumbs the depths of what the arrival of human Jesus means for us and for all of creation. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Angels and dreams choreograph the escape of young Jesus and his family from the familiar threat of a murderous king. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

After planning to make the best of a bad situation, Joseph learns that the "bad situation" is really God's unfathomably good gift of salvation in the works. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

John and Jesus pose illuminating questions about one another. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

John the Baptist draws a crowd, then tells them that something--and someone--greater are on the way. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus offers a variety of provocative images to describe the sudden coming of the Son of Man. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Crown or clown, mess or Messiah? The Christ on the cross gives us a powerful new vision of what royalty and salvation look like. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

When observers marvel at the temple's large, beautiful stones, Jesus widens the frame with shocking predictions, then pinpoints the focus on small, beautiful lives. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Some Sadducees bait Jesus with a question about marriage protocol in the resurrection and receive a loaded answer. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Zacchaeus has to hurry home to welcome salvation. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Who is blessed, and how are God's children called to live? Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus tells a parable contrasting two men at prayer in the temple and their shocking status with God. (For those who celebrate, Reformation themes are included!) Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus, having taught his disciples how to pray, now colorfully encourages them to keep at it. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Ten men are healed, and one of them--a Samaritan effusive with praise and gratitude--is also made well. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The Lord responds to a request from the apostles to increase their faith.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus adds new twists to a familiar plot line about fortunes reversed; will it reverse the way his hearers see and engage reality? Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus drops a whopper on his disciples, a parable about a manager undercutting his former boss which undercuts our assumptions and expectations. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

When religious leaders grumble about the earthy company Jesus is keeping, he responds with two parables about searches that end in heavenly joy. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus turns to the crowds he has attracted and counsels them to consider carefully the steep cost and consequences of following him. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

At a sabbath meal, Jesus turns the tables and serves up more (or less?) than anyone is bargaining for. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus sees, summons, and heals a woman in the synagogue on the Sabbath day, sparking controversy and praise. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Still heading toward Jerusalem, Jesus tells his disciples that he has come bringing not peace, but division, then chides the crowds for failing to interpret the moment. Send us Fan Mail Support the show