Proper 29: Epistle, Colossians 1:13-20 Colossians 1:13-20 Many years ago I heard a prominent American pastor lament that the church was publishing myriads of books on many topics and a lamentable few on Jesus Christ. It causes some reflection as I look at my own bookshelf and see the titles...
Proper 29: Old Testament, Malachi 3:13-18 Malachi 3:13-18 The gospel doesn’t only live in the New Testament. So many make the mistake of thinking the Old Testament is law, law...
Proper 28: Gospel, Luke 21:5-28 Luke 21:5-28 Luke 21 is one of a group of passages across the gospels that point to those days which usher in...
Proper 28: Epistle, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Funny it is that many consider the Bible a book of myths, stories, tales, and instruction far away from the steps we leave...
Proper 28: Old Testament, Malachi 4:1-6 Malachi 4:1-6 The final chapter of our Old Testament begins in a blaze. Read just the first verse. My brief comments focus on that very beginning of...
All Saints (Observed): Gospel, Matthew 5:1-12 Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed. It’s a word found myriads of times throughout the Scriptures. We tend to look at it mostly from the perspective of happiness. If...
All Saints (Observed): Psalm, Psalm 149 Psalm 149 If there is an anxiety in the people of God about heaven I think this may be it: people are concerned that they aren’t good singers. And heaven is portrayed as a...
All Saints (Observed): First Reading, Revelation 7:9-17 Revelation 7:9-17 The language that John, the beloved, uses at the beginning of chapter seven rings with the depth of so much of what he attempts to write elsewhere. Remember, this is the Revelation of Jesus...
Reformation: Gospel, Matthew 11:12-19 Matthew 11:12-19 If you have ever spent any amount of time around young children, you will understand that “getting their...
Reformation: Epistle, Romans 3:19-28 Romans 3:19-28 The epistle text for Reformation Sunday screams to me that I must share a story. A personal story that marks how I...
