A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year B Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21 Some weeks when I sit down to prepare a sermon, I read the appointed passages and sigh, finding little or no inspiration. This is especially true when the text is among the most familiar passage of all of scripture. What more can be said about John 3:16? Have courage, Scott! Is there anything new that can be said about these passages? One thing that captured my imagination most this week was this remarkable story from Numbers. Now, Numbers is a curious book. The fourth book of … Continue reading Of Serpents and Crosses