Land Alive
Third Sunday in Advent: Psalm, Psalm 85 Psalm 85 Invariably to be an Israelite during the days of the Old Covenant, was to be tied to the land. And very possibly the attachment has increased in our lifetimes, not...
Something Must Be Done
Second Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Luke 13:31-35 Luke 13:31-35 It’s hard to say with 100% certainty when Jesus really “knew” all that lay before Him on His Father’s mission. Certainly, by the time he stunned the crowd in the...
What We Crave
Second Sunday in Lent: Psalm, Psalm 4 Psalm 4 I’m learning, the older I get, that the groans of the Bible are real. What do I mean by “groans”? I mean those places where the words betray the recognition by God and by us, of just how far we move away...
I Don’t Want to Hear It
Second Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Jeremiah 26:8-15 Jeremiah 26:8-15 Seems truth doesn’t have much place in public discourse these days. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a place to speak or that no one is...
“Christ Follower” or “Christ’s Follower”
First Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Luke 4:1-13 Luke 4:1-13 Titles are funny things. Just what is a writer supposed to divulge with a chosen title? Any title? This week’s gospel reading prompted me to give a title that...
Just Say It
First Sunday in Lent: Epistle, Romans 10:8b-13 Romans 10:8b-13 It takes real courage to speak about certain things. In our own blessed land, the freedom of speech enshrined in the U.S. Constitution has been under blatant assault for some years...
Protection?
First Sunday in Lent: Psalm, Psalm 91:1-13 Psalm 91:1-13 This first week of the wonderful season of Lent finds the Psalm directly connected to the gospel. A bit unusual. In the gospel we will find Jesus being...
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
The Transfiguration of Our Lord: Gospel, Luke 9:28-36 Luke 9:28-36 Challenging it is to write comments and meditations on texts where God shows His glory in its, well … in its GLORY. See there? I cannot even write the first sentence in any...
More Honor
The Transfiguration of Our Lord: Epistle, Hebrews 3:1-6 Hebrews 3:1-6 I love the letter to the Hebrews. I remember one warm fall afternoon on the campus of the seminary I attended in Portland, Oregon, sitting on the lawn and reading the entire letter. It...
Living Brings Life
The Transfiguration of Our Lord: Old Testament, Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 It is the end. Or very near the end of one of the greatest men who ever lived. Moses’ life is cranking to its close, yet God is still at work. And perhaps it is important...
