Wretched
Proper 9: Epistle, Romans 7:14-25a Romans 7:14-25a Romans 7 is a wrestling match. And it’s not with two competitors, just one. Well, perhaps two within one. Paul...
Proper 9: Epistle, Romans 7:14-25a Romans 7:14-25a Romans 7 is a wrestling match. And it’s not with two competitors, just one. Well, perhaps two within one. Paul...
Proper 9: Old Testament, Zechariah 9:9-12 Zechariah 9:9-12 Several years ago, a couple of decades at least, a book was all the rage in the Christian bookstores (what’s that, right?)...
Proper 8: Gospel, Matthew 10:34-42 Matthew 10:34-42 I’m telling you this morning that the words spoken by the Lord Jesus...
Proper 8: Epistle, Romans 7:1-13 Romans 7:1-13 If you have been around the Bible for any length of time you know that it...
Proper 8: Old Testament, Jeremiah 28:5-9 Jeremiah 28:5-9 I spend a lot of my time preparing lessons for Bible instruction. Mostly for adults. But on the issue addressed in our reading...
Proper 7: Gospel, Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 The Bible enjoins followers of God to trust Him. Without exception we are schooled and prompted that the God who...
Proper 7: Epistle, Romans 6:12-23 Romans 6:12-23 Following the apostle Paul through the epistle to the Roman Christians is one of my favorite things to do. It is a Holy...
Proper 7: Old Testament, Jeremiah 20:7-13 Jeremiah 20:7-13 One of the great, and yet challenging things about reading the prophet Jeremiah is that sometimes it is hard to discern when God stops speaking and Jeremiah...
Proper 6: Gospel, Matthew 9:35-10:8 Matthew 9:35-10:8 The beginning of our gospel text points to an ongoing dilemma. It held that status when the gospel was...
Proper 6: Epistle, Romans 5:6-15 Romans 5:6-15 When did Jesus die? I guess the answer depends somewhat on the context in which the question is put forward...