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Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany: Gospel, Luke 6:17-26 Luke 6:17-26 We have a bit of a “twin birth” in our gospel reading. Not identical perhaps, but close. The text we encounter today has been dubbed Jesus’ “Sermon on the...
Clueless
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Quick story. My first day of seminary, my first class was an 8:00 a.m. class in the Pentateuch. That is a fancy title for the first five books of the Old Testament written by Moses. Before class got under...
Sweet Spot
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany: Old Testament, Jeremiah 17:5-8 Jeremiah 17:5-8 Stark contrast marks the Old Testament passage for the week. As stark as curse vs blessing. And in God’s Word you could not be...
Who Knows Best?
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: Gospel, Luke 5:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 If I have written similar thoughts on this precious gospel account, forgive me. But as I wrote to a friend earlier this very week, I have a hard time reading this account. Because by its end I am usually overcome by a couple...
Great is the Glory
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 138 Psalm 138 Idolatry. It is the sin of our age. It is probably the sin of every age and it is rooted in self and pride and really...
I Can See Clearly Now
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Old Testament, Isaiah 6:1-8 Isaiah 6:1-8 So back again to one of my very favorite texts, certainly from Isaiah if not the entire Bible. Not many careful readers of the scriptures will be unfamiliar with this text. But perhaps just a note for context...
The Word Shared
Fourth Sunday in Advent: Gospel, Luke 1:39-45 Luke 1:39-45 I love the account of Mary receiving heavenly news of her role in the Messiah’s birth. It’s difficult to imagine, especially as a man who...
What He Came to Do
Fourth Sunday in Advent: Epistle, Hebrews 10:5-10 Hebrews 10:5-10 The writer of the epistle to the Hebrews grants us marvelous insight into the Jewish Messiah. Jewish by blood, but given for all. In this chapter the writer quotes the...
O Little Town
Fourth Sunday in Advent: Old Testament, Micah 5:2-5a Micah 5:2-5a We all know the carol. It’s a song bringing to light the glory that will rest, by God’s plan, upon a very small, out-of-the-way...
Holy Questions
Third Sunday in Advent: Gospel, Luke 7:18-28 Luke 7:18-28 What do you doubt about God? His program? Perhaps even His Word? Why begin a meditation, especially in this blessed season, with questions...
