Dear reading family- I want you to know how blessed I am that you would spend time reading and walking with me through the readings each week. This week please avail yourselves of the wonderful narratives from the gospels highlighting the life, death, and resurrection of our dear Savior. I...
Palm Sunday: Gospel, John 12:12-19 John 12:12-19 Some 400 or so years before the birth of Jesus, the Messiah, one of his precursor-prophets came to the people of Israel...
Palm Sunday: Psalm, Psalm 31:9-16 Psalm 31:9-16 The responsive Psalm for Palm Sunday this year opens to us a couple options. I have chosen the second for our consideration...
Palm Sunday: Old Testament, Deuteronomy 32:36-39 Deuteronomy 32:36-39 Toward the end of what, you may ask. Well, just a bit more toward the end of the Lenten season is my thought today. The days of Lent are long...
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Luke 20:9-20 Luke 20:9-20 Intriguing passage. Questions abound from the people about Jesus and the authority He claims. Common folk and religious professionals are still grappling...
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Epistle, Philippians 3:8-14 Philippians 3:8-14 How do we view the work of Jesus for us sinners? It’s a question we should ask ourselves regularly. Paul, in Philippians 3...
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Isaiah 43:16-21 Isaiah 43:16-21 Rescue. If there were one word to describe the action of God toward His people, I might choose the word “rescue.” It...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Now this is a loaded chapter. Such classic texts. Those kinds of texts that many people, even outside the church, are familiar with. Lost sheep, coins, and kids. There is...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Epistle, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Reconciliation makes something that was not there before. Reconciliation is a major word in the epistle lesson for the week. And the setting for it begins...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Isaiah 12:1-6 Isaiah 12:1-6 No commentary today. This short yet sublime chapter in Isaiah. My counsel is simply this: Open and read. Oh and...
