Tantrums
Reformation: Gospel, Matthew 11:12-19 Matthew 11:12-19 If you have ever spent any amount of time around young children, you will understand that “getting their...
100,000 Times
Reformation: Epistle, Romans 3:19-28 Romans 3:19-28 The epistle text for Reformation Sunday screams to me that I must share a story. A personal story that marks how I...
Heavenly Herald
Reformation: First Reading, Revelation 14:6-7 Revelation 14:6-7 The Book of Revelation is about Jesus Christ. And by the fourteenth chapter we are well into that era known by the tag “the Tribulation.” The...
"Finish Line Faith"
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 There is no ending to our faith in the sense that it connects us to our Eternal God and His work of securing for us eternal life in His...
In Us All
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Genesis 4:1-15 Genesis 4:1-15 It doesn’t take long. Mankind falls and fails miserably, and that in an ideal environment. So much for the environment vs. genetics debate. But this problem, on...
Expectation
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 18:1-8 Luke 18:1-8 Incessant prayer to a righteous God who directs us to pray always bears fruit. And yet, in order to move us toward that confidence, Jesus...
My Help
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Psalms, Psalm 121 Psalm 121 Just a short comment on this lovely Psalm, one of the Psalms of Ascent which carried the Old Testament people to Zion. In...
Mystery in a Wrestling Match
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Genesis 32:22-30 Genesis 32:22-30 I keep encouraging my dear wife that we need to become fans of TV wrestling. We chuckle and her common, “Nope. Not happening.” Brings the issue...
Basic
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 17:11-19 Luke 17:11-19 God, through Jesus His Son, has blessed every person living. Some know it. Some are ignorant of it. Interesting word...
Strong Soldiers
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, 2 Timothy 2:1-13 2 Timothy 2:1-13 If we are Christians in America today and have no concept that we are at war, may our Lord awaken us to reality...
