Tag Archives: John

What Does Doubting Thomas Teach Us?, John 20:19-31

A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley on April 7, 2024, the Second Sunday of Easter, Year B Former foreign secretary of Great Britain, Lord Halifax, once shared a railway compartment with two prim-looking older women. A … Continue reading

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The Way Down is the Way Up

A sermon delivered on March 17, 2024, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year B We have transported ahead in John’s Story to chapter 12. Jesus has come to the Passover festival and the Pharisees, the local religious leaders, see Jesus … Continue reading

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Filling Space with Empty Words, Transfiguration Sunday, Mark 9:2-9

A sermon delivered by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min., 2/14/2021 Turn in your Bible to Mark 9:2-9. It literally falls in the very center of Mark’s Story and serves as a continental divide of sorts for the gospel. The first half … Continue reading

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