Getting Close Enough To See
Proper 20: Gospel, Mark 9:30-37 Mark 9:30-37 The title of our meditation today is not from the text, but my approach to it. I hope that is alright. And I hope it will move you...
I Am Wisdom's Enemy
Proper 20: Epistle, James 3:13-4:10 James 3:13-4:10 I noticed something for the first time this morning reading the passage above. And it is right at the...
Choosing Not To Listen
Proper 20: Old Testament, Jeremiah 11:18-20 Jeremiah 11:18-20 Our Old Testament reading for the week places before us a common biblical theme: “When God speaks, hear and heed or else.” This theme is commonly...
An Honest Man’s Confession
Proper 19: Gospel, Mark 9:14-29 Mark 9:14-29 Our Lord, in mixing it up with great numbers of people in the gospel accounts...
Watch What You Say
Proper 19: Epistle, James 3:1-12 James 3:1-12 “How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a...
What Makes a Disciple?
Proper 19: Old Testament, Isaiah 50:4-10 Isaiah 50:4-10 Discipleship is a word tossed about in the Christian community a lot. Funny, it’s one of those “non-existent” Bible words...
A Personal Favorite
Proper 18: Gospel, Mark 7:31-37 Mark 7:31-37 Today’s gospel reading is one of those that has a suggested reading and an expanded section. Both...
That All May See
Proper 18: Epistle, James 2:1-10, 14-18 James 2:1-10, 14-18 James chapter two is wonderful. It has been commandeered by theologians for centuries. In it lies the James...
Moving In Our Direction
Proper 18: Old Testament, Isaiah 35:4-7a Isaiah 35:4-7a One of the great treasures of being a child of the Living God through faith, is the growing realization in...
The Worst Advice Ever
Proper 17: Gospel, Mark 7:14-23 Mark 7:14-23 How many times have you heard this? And before you...
