Christmas Blessings
Christmas Eve: Gospel, Matthew 1:18-25 Matthew 1:18-25 Dear ones all, Through these past many months, I have been truly privileged to write these thrice-weekly meditations on...
The Gift for Unbelief
Christmas Eve: Old Testament, Isaiah 7:10-14 Isaiah 7:10-14 I have to think of something other than the Bible as I begin the privileged place of writing a meditation on this cherished text. I have...
Jesus Receives, Too
Advent 4: Gospel, Luke 1:26-38 Luke 1:26-38 I am learning the lesson to read the Scripture slowly. Savor is a word that I am trying to keep in mind as I read. We love to claim...
What a Plan!
Advent 4: Epistle, Romans 16:25-27 Romans 16:25-27 It’s daunting when the lectionary points us to just a few verses. Why? Full, abounding, even...
The Promises Just Get Better
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Advent 4: Old Testament, 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Jesus is coming. That brief thought should find places to swirl in our thoughts at every point this time of year. And perhaps not just swirl, but...
How Dark is Dark?
Advent 3: Gospel, John 1:6-8, 19-28 John 1:6-8, 19-28 Can you measure darkness? When you’re in the dark do you really concern yourself with its degrees...
So Much To Do
Advent 3: Epistle, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 There is, I suppose in church work, like there probably is in school teaching, an unwritten rule to not have favorites among students...
I Need A Favor
Advent 3: Old Testament: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Three weeks in a row walking in the green pastures of the prophet Isaiah is almost too good to be true. Here we are once again...
The Old Testament is About Jesus
Advent 2: Gospel, Mark 1:1-8 Mark 1:1-8 Mark’s gospel is readily accepted as the testimony of the impetuous Apostle Peter. It’s stories...
Oh It's Coming Alright
Advent 2: Epistle, 2 Peter 3:8-14 2 Peter 3:8-14 It is part of fallen human nature to doubt everything regarding the true and living...
