Sunday's Common

On the night before his death, Jesus prays for his disciples. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

On the eve of his departure by death, Jesus promises a different Presence, assuring that his disciples will not be left helpless or alone. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

On the night before his death, Jesus speaks words of reassurance and promise to his troubled disciples. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus draws a contrast between a trustworthy shepherd and thieves, bandits, and strangers while also describing himself as the gate for the sheep. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The risen, unrecognized Jesus accompanies two disciples on the road toward Emmaus, walking them through Scripture from grief to joy. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The risen Jesus appears to his fearful disciples to give them peace and a mission. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

When women come to the tomb looking for the corpse of Jesus, all heaven breaks loose.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus and his disciples draw near to Jerusalem, then parade into the city escorted by palm branches and praise. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Please read the passion narratives, especially from Matthew and John, with care, sensitivity, and steadfast commitment to the wellbeing of our Jewish neighbors. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus tells Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life," then backs it up by raising her brother Lazarus from the grave. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus brings both vision and division, giving sight on a sabbath to a man born blind. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus speaks with an astute Samaritan woman about living water and his dumbstruck disciples about an abundant harvest. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus talks with Nicodemus about heavenly things beyond human grasping. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The Spirit leads Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Six days later, six figures meet together in mountaintop glory, but the real story is what is said by an unseen Voice from the cloud. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

You are salt and light, Jesus tells his hearers, called to flavor and illumine the world with righteousness beyond religion as usual. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount with a surprising roster of the blessed. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

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