Loving Forgiveness
Proper 19: Old Testament, Genesis 50:15-21 Genesis 50:15-21 Over the past several years I have begun to run into Joseph a bit more often than before. Now, not Joseph, the guardian of Jesus and His mom...
Children Can’t Believe?
Proper 18: Gospel, Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18:1-20 Goodness me, we hear this all the time. Those of us who practice the biblical and historical rite of baptizing...
Submission is a Love Word
Proper 18: Epistle, Romans 13:1-10 Romans 13:1-10 There are a few topics that you run across in church work that evoke rather visceral responses from the people you love...
Open Wide
Proper 18: Old Testament, Ezekiel 33:7-9 Ezekiel 33:7-9 Interestingly, just a few days ago I shared that the church in our day doesn’t do justice to the immense...
Things of God, Things of Men
Proper 17: Gospel, Matthew 16: 21-28 Matthew 16: 21-28 It would be a disturbing thing to lose a good friend. By that, I mean by death taking them away. How much more...
What Are My Options?
Proper 17: Epistle, Romans 12:9-21 Romans 12:9-21 A few years ago I had the pleasure and privilege of serving my congregation in the weekly...
Costly
Proper 17: Old Testament, Jeremiah 15:15-21 Jeremiah 15:15-21 The apostle Paul writes to his protégé Timothy to assure him, “all those who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer...
Top Down
Proper 16: Gospel, Matthew 16:13-20 Matthew 16:13-20 I think that this passage houses one of the most important issues facing the “modern” church...
The Ground Under Our Feet
Proper 16: Epistle, Romans 11:33-12:8 Romans 11:33-12:8 We begin our epistle reading “at the end.” Of sorts. Paul, for eleven chapters has been spelling out the doctrine of the gospel...
A Backward Glance
Proper 16: Old Testament, Isaiah 51:1-6 Isaiah 51:1-6 One challenge that I see facing the Christian Church in this age of hyper technology, A.I., Chat GPT and an ever-expanding...
