Proper 21: Old Testament, Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 I love the prophets. I’ve probably already written that in this series of meditations. But I do. Lay it out straight. Black and white. I love these guys. But then I...
Proper 20: Gospel, Matthew 20:1-16 Matthew 20:1-16 In this week’s gospel reading we run into a theme that is treated all the way through the Bible from this angle and then that one, from one and...
Proper 20: Epistle, Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30 Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30 Are you an optimist? Glass half full? How long has it been, or have you ever considered the answer to these questions? I’ve heard the Apostle Paul characterized as amazingly...
Proper 20: Old Testament, Isaiah 55:6-9 Isaiah 55:6-9 Isaiah 55 is one of those treasures that the church turns to again and again. It is full of gospel sweetness. It puts in front of...
Proper 19: Gospel, Matthew 18:21-35 Matthew 18:21-35 “Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven’” (Matthew 18:22). I’m not sure there are any more...
Proper 19: Epistle, Romans 14:1-12 Romans 14:1-12 “You’re not the boss of me!” I remember hearing that as a kid when someone in the neighborhood wanted to impose the...
Proper 19: Old Testament, Genesis 50:15-21 Genesis 50:15-21 Israel is home. Jacob the patriarch, renamed by God in his wrestling, has died and has been buried in his homeland. A land promised. A couple...
Proper 18: Gospel, Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18 is chock full of teaching from the lips of Jesus. Matthew’s gospel has five great discourses of Jesus which many...
Proper 18: Epistle, Romans 13:1-10 Romans 13:1-10 So many questions. Valid questions. Varying opinions. So many opinions. When we lived in Oregon one of our favorite day trips was the...
Proper 18: Old Testament, Ezekiel 33:7-9 Ezekiel 33:7-9 It’s not a long stay in the Old Testament prophets that is required to understand that their messages were not always going to be...
