Liberating Laughter
June 14, 2026
3rd Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 6 Year A
Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7, Matthew 9:35-10:8
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Sources: 1) Nel, Marius Johannes. 2014. “He Who Laughs Last: Jesus and Laughter in the Synoptic and Gnostic Traditions.” HTS Theological Studies 70 (1): p. 2-3. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v70i1.2034.
2) Douglas Todd, “Meet the creator of the ‘Laughing Jesus’ (photo),” Vancouver Sun, January 19, 2014. Accessed June 13, 2026: https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/meet-the-creator-of-the-laughing-jesus-photo
3) Rev. Tim Costello, “Forward,” Jesus Laughing and Loving exhibition, accessed June 13, 2026: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/10812790/jesus-laughing-and-loving-web-copypdf-miat-major-issues-/3
Stephen Speaks
May 3, 2026
5th Sunday of Easter – Year A
Acts 7:55-60; John 14:1-14
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The Sheep-Gate to God
April 26, 2026
4th Sunday of Easter – Year A
John 10:1-10
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Growing in the Spirit
March 24, 2026
5th Sunday in Lent
Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:6-11
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SOURCES:
- Sean Rowe and Johathan Rauch, “Truth that Binds Us: Faith, Trust, and the Restoration of
Community,” 2026 EPN Annual Conference. https://youtu.be/HPvDtHBUSOg?si=CIAV8XLAQl-
rHEEp - Sean Winter and Kylie Crabbe, “A219 Lent 5,” By the Well Podcast.
https://bythewell.com.au/?search=A219 - Barbara Brown Taylor, “Growing Deep, Not High,” Pathways, 2021-2022 Issue, The Episcopal
Diocese of Atlanta, https://pathways.squarespace.com/
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