God Shall Bless Us
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Psalm, Psalm 67 Psalm 67 Psalm 67 comes our way in the responsive readings for the week. And there are a couple ways that I see this connecting...
Promises to Good Friends
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 16:12-22 John 16:12-22 Wonderful teaching may be found from John 14-16 on several topics. But it is not only teaching in the classroom sense of the word. It is quite...
Praise Him
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Psalm, Psalm 148 Psalm 148 We continue our focus on the gospel being for everyone. But in this installment, the meditation moves to our response. “Praise the LORD from the...
They Glorified God
Fifth Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 11:1-18 Acts 11:1-18 The days before us are truly “without borders.” What I mean in that figure is that we live in a society that has truly cast away all moral...
Two Words
Fourth Sunday in Easter: Gospel, John 10:22-30 John 10:22-30 The gospel this week is about normal to length as far as most gospel readings go. And as many feature conversations between Jesus and...
First Time
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Epistle, Revelation 7:9-17 Revelation 7:9-17 We all know the adage, “There is a first time for everything.” And so I respond with what I believe is the first time I will actually use this meditation space for...
For You
Fourth Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 20:17-35 Acts 20:17-35 Our first reading this week is an address given by the Apostle Paul to those with whom he had ministered in Asia Minor, more specifically in Ephesus. Addressing the elders of the...
He Never Stops
Third Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 21:1-14 John 21:1-14 Just a short thought this morning on our gospel text for the week. It’s yet another visit from the resurrected Christ to some of His...
Everything is New
Third Sunday of Easter: Psalm, Psalm 30 Psalm 30 In this season of celebration of the resurrection of our Savior, there is always a sense that life begins anew. We all, even...
Changing Course
Third Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 9:1-22 Acts 9:1-22 The ninth chapter of Acts is one of those chapters that houses a “thunderclap” encounter between God and one of His creatures. Saul, whom most of us know as “Paul” is accounted at the beginning of the...
