Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Ecclesiastes 1: 1-2, 12-14; 2:18-26 Ecclesiastes 1: 1-2, 12-14; 2:18-26 Solomon’s wisdom is legend. Perhaps better to say that Solomon’s wisdom is legendary because that wisdom was real. It was a gift...
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 11:1-13 Luke 11:1-13 Our gospel this week is a familiar passage in that it is “take two” regarding the...
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, Colossians 2:6-15 Colossians 2:6-15 Paul spills ink in this letter so skillfully around the subject of Christ that it is hard not to be a good theologian if you have...
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Genesis 18:20-33 Genesis 18:20-33 We all love to read of the great faith of our Old Testament ancestors. And of course at the top of the heap is Father Abraham. From his pagan...
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 10:38-42 Luke 10:38-42 We just had a great example last week from the teaching of Jesus on the importance of serving our...
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm, Psalm 27:1-14 Psalm 27:1-14 The Psalm for the week allows an expansion of the reading to include the first six...
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Genesis 18:1-14 Genesis 18:1-14 When God shows up there are usually questions that follow. Some are posed by those with whom the Lord deals and...
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Gospel, Luke 10:25-37 Luke 10:25-37 Just a quick note on this week’s gospel reading. Barrels of ink, no doubt, have been emptied writing...
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Epistle, Colossians 1:1-14 Colossians 1:1-14 Paul was inspired to put three virtues together. And he does it quite a bit. They are “faith, hope...
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Leviticus 9:9-18 Leviticus 9:9-18 Leviticus chapter nine opens the door to the instructions Moses gave to Aaron and his sons for the offerings of daily...
