Listen Up!
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Gospel, Luke 4:31-44 Luke 4:31-44 Jesus continues in the regions of his “familiarity” in this week’s gospel. Last week his childhood hometown of Nazareth. This week, his adult “center of...
Grown Up Faith
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13 With just a springboard at the end of chapter 12, our epistle this week is Paul’s “Love Chapter.” And it is huge. Not in length, but in substance. It...
A Word and A Touch
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Old Testament, Jeremiah 1:4-10 Jeremiah 1:4-10 I remember having a very difficult first-grade year. Very honestly, my teacher wasn’t very kind. And I sincerely believe she didn’t like me much. Every...
Full Reach
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Gospel, Luke 4:16-30 Luke 4:16-30 Is there anyone that you hope doesn’t hear the message of Jesus? I know. It’s a bit of a strange question for the beginning of a devotion written from a...
The Body Builder
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Someone once set a lesson before me: “Think of the intricacies of the watch upon my wrist. Think of the engineering, the attention to detail, the artistry of the...
Moving Worship
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Old Testament, Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The title of our meditation this morning may be a bit difficult to navigate. Is it referring to our emotions being moved? Is it speaking to logistics in regard to when...
Unlike Anyone
Second Sunday after Epiphany: Gospel, John 2:1-11 John 2:1-11 Epiphany is a wonderful season in the church year. It’s not a point of great emphasis. It occupies a couple months of Sundays, but no one goes around with “Happy...
Wrong Focus, Wrong Conclusions
Second Sunday after Epiphany, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 I’m old enough to remember the height of the Charismatic...
Save the Date
Second Sunday after Epiphany, Isaiah 62:1-5 Isaiah 62:1-5 “Save the Date.” That’s...
Baptism Identifies
The Baptism of Our Lord: Gospel, Luke 3:15-22 Luke 3:15-22 Our reading today answers a question. At least it attempts to answer a question swirling around the person of John the Baptist. “Could he be the Messiah,&rdquo...
