The Resurrection of our Lord: Old Testament, Isaiah 65:17-25 Isaiah 65:17-25 Isaiah is a master of casting our eyes and hearts forward. And he does that for us in our reading this week. Something else struck me, too. What comes through the prophet here...
Palm Sunday (Sunday of the Passion): Gospel, Luke 22:1-23:56 Luke 22:1-23:56 Another Sunday with options for the reading of the gospel. There aren’t too many of those Sundays, but in this week’s case choice may be necessitated due to time. The major reading is...
Palm Sunday: Epistle, Philippians 2:5-11 Philippians 2:5-11 “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal...
Palm Sunday: Old Testament, Deuteronomy 32:36-39 Deuteronomy 32:36-39 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this That caused the...
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Luke 20:9-20 Luke 20:9-20 The parable Jesus tells his disciples in this week’s reading is about fruit, about trees, vines, and farming. All things his followers...
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Epistle, Philippians 3:4b-14 Philippians 3:4b-14 What sheer beauty the Christian comes upon in this third chapter of Philippians. It is all about the exaltation of Jesus for his gift of...
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Isaiah 43:16-21 Isaiah 43:16-21 A couple decades or more ago a wonderful Christian songwriter wrote a lovely song titled, “God Will Make a Way.” Don Moen’s...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Psalm, Psalm 32 Psalm 32 Highly unusual for me. As a matter of fact, I believe this is a first. I am not including the gospel reading this week and only because it is such a...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Epistle, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Boy there is a lot of chatter in the church today about what it means to be the church. I guess I’ve never been very patient with...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Isaiah 12:1-6 Isaiah 12:1-6 It’s a rare thing that the lectionary assigns an entire chapter of biblical text. This week is one of those rarities. The twelfth chapter of...
