We Don't Quite Get It
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 15:1-10 Luke 15:1-10 Have you ever lost anything important to you? A treasured piece of jewelry? A photograph of a...
God Turns the Leaf
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, 1 Timothy 1:12-17 1 Timothy 1:12-17 “I’m turning over a new leaf.” “I am giving myself a fresh...
He Loves His Sheep
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Ezekiel 34:11-24 Ezekiel 34:11-24 There is an old gospel song which I might have previously cited. The opening line is simple enough, “Oh, how He loves you and me. Oh...
Costly Cross
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 14:25-35 Luke 14:25-35 Tough words meet our eyes and minds in this week’s gospel reading. Jesus is calling His disciples to Himself in a way that perhaps...
Freedom
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, Philemon 1-21 Philemon 1-21 Freedom. There sure are lots of folks today clamoring for their freedom. The world over, people are...
Choice In The Family
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 God gives us choices all through our lives. But we miss His emphasis on choosing if we misread the clear testimony of Scripture. Choices regarding...
How We See Ourselves
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 14:1-14 Luke 14:1-14 Beautiful and challenging are the words of this week’s gospel reading. From first to last. The...
Willing to What?
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, Hebrews 13:1-17 Hebrews 13:1-17 Final chapters are interesting locations for words written. They are summaries. They provide answers. They may prompt further...
To Whom Do You Listen
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Proverbs 25:2-10 Proverbs 25:2-10 Wise old King Solomon. The Bible tells us he was the wisest of all men and the great leaders of his day made a beeline to his throne for counsel. Solomon was...
Not Your Hallmark Card Jesus
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 12:49-53 Luke 12:49-53 All week we have been looking at the effect of God’s Word and the yearning that God’s...
