Sin-Pains
Palm Sunday: Psalm, Psalm 31:9-16 Psalm 31:9-16 The responsive Psalm for Palm Sunday this year opens to us a couple options. I have chosen the second for our consideration...
Tilting Toward the End
Palm Sunday: Old Testament, Deuteronomy 32:36-39 Deuteronomy 32:36-39 Toward the end of what, you may ask. Well, just a bit more toward the end of the Lenten season is my thought today. The days of Lent are long...
Stealth
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Luke 20:9-20 Luke 20:9-20 Intriguing passage. Questions abound from the people about Jesus and the authority He claims. Common folk and religious professionals are still grappling...
No Comparison
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Epistle, Philippians 3:8-14 Philippians 3:8-14 How do we view the work of Jesus for us sinners? It’s a question we should ask ourselves regularly. Paul, in Philippians 3...
I am the LORD
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Isaiah 43:16-21 Isaiah 43:16-21 Rescue. If there were one word to describe the action of God toward His people, I might choose the word “rescue.” It...
Loving The Lost
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Now this is a loaded chapter. Such classic texts. Those kinds of texts that many people, even outside the church, are familiar with. Lost sheep, coins, and kids. There is...
NEW
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Epistle, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Reconciliation makes something that was not there before. Reconciliation is a major word in the epistle lesson for the week. And the setting for it begins...
A Hymn of Praise
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Isaiah 12:1-6 Isaiah 12:1-6 No commentary today. This short yet sublime chapter in Isaiah. My counsel is simply this: Open and read. Oh and...
Tough Truth
Third Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Luke 3:1-9 Luke 3:1-9 God wants us to be good at discerning the times, our situations, our days. It comes down to choices we’re given to make and learning from our Lord the foresight...
Going My Way
Third Sunday in Lent: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Following the leader in the Bible crops up again and again. Of course, the key issue is what type of leader we are following there. There are varieties of...
