Food, Glorious Food
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Ruth 1:1-19a Ruth 1:1-19a Do you remember the musical “Oliver!”? Late 60’s I believe. Check that someone. A marvelous musical portrayal of Charles...
Keep It Real
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 17:1-10 Luke 17:1-10 The early portion of our gospel reading this week evokes from me personally, a gut reaction. It isn’t...
Promises, Promises
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, 2 Timothy 1:1-14 2 Timothy 1:1-14 “The key is always at the door.” So said the sainted Dr. John G. Mitchell many times when teaching us from the...
Opposites Reveal
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 There’s a saying most of us find familiar: “Opposites attract.” From the poles on a magnet to two kids experiencing their...
The Word Brings Life
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 16:19-31 Luke 16:19-31 A marvelous … tale, parable, story? Differing opinions regarding what the Lord Jesus shares here in...
Cash Ain't King
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, 1 Timothy 6:6-19 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Money is the root of all evil. Now that’s in the bible and avoiding being trite, you...
The News Ain't All Good
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Amos 6:1-7 Amos 6:1-7 Amos the prophet is a tough read. Amos is honest. Amos proclaimed the Word of the Lord eight centuries before the first advent...
He Knows Us So Well
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 16:1-15 Luke 16:1-15 Jesus knows us. And oh, how well He knows the world in which He has placed us. Think of...
Higher Than
Fifteenth Week after Pentecost: Psalm, Psalm 113 Psalm 113 The psalm for this week is stunning. Short and to the point describing Him who is beyond our minds to...
A Step Too Far
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Amos 8:4-7 Amos 8:4-7 Blessed are we as God’s people to be able to find so very many passages in the Scriptures that speak...
