Calling for a Cross
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Mark 10:35-45 Mark 10:35-45 They don’t know what they’re asking for. Jesus says as much to the two disciples asking for places of priority and honor...
The Perfect High Priest
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Epistle, Hebrews 5:1-10 Hebrews 5:1-10 In our epistle lesson this week one issue is highlighted for the Bible’s careful readers. It is the glorious fact that God desires to live...
Knowing Means Forgiveness
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Jeremiah 31:31-34 Jeremiah 31:31-34 We have a phrase as Christians that we throw around quite a bit. It comes in the form of a question more times than...
Familiarity Breeds...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Gospel, John 3:14-21 John 3:14-21 Can we become so familiar with anything in our lives that it begins to melt into the wallpaper of our hearts? I think so. The title above points to...
Loving the Dead
Fourth Sunday in Advent: Epistle, Ephesians 2:1-10 Ephesians 2:1-10 “The Walking Dead,” “Night of the Living Dead,” and “Dead Poet Society.” All have that ugly and unpleasant “D&rdquo...
Not Quite
Fourth Sunday in Advent: Old Testament, Numbers 21:4-9 Numbers 21:4-9 The children of God wandering through the wilderness are well on their way to the land promised to their fathers by the Lord himself...
Visiting the Temple
Third Sunday in Lent: Gospel, John 2:13-22 John 2:13-22 Jesus loved the temple. Like any faithful Israelite, He would have seen the temple as the dwelling place of His God. And God commanded the structure to be...
Fools and Weaklings
Third Sunday in Advent: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Unity is a major sticking point in Corinth, that city that housed a budding Christian community that gave Paul a full plate. Paul is building, or should I say God...
Family Commands
Third Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Exodus 20:1-17 Exodus 20:1-17 Some things never change. What goes up must come down. Day and night cycles remain intact. And the Ten Commandments given by...
We
Second Sunday in Lent: Epistle, Romans 5:1-11 Romans 5:1-11 If I tried to list all the stuff (and I use stuff reverently) that WE have received and have because of Jesus just in this passage, it would create a...
