Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13 With just a springboard at the end of chapter 12, our epistle this week is Paul’s “Love Chapter.” And it is huge. Not in length, but in substance. It...
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Old Testament, Jeremiah 1:4-10 Jeremiah 1:4-10 I remember having a very difficult first-grade year. Very honestly, my teacher wasn’t very kind. And I sincerely believe she didn’t like me much. Every...
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Gospel, Luke 4:16-30 Luke 4:16-30 Is there anyone that you hope doesn’t hear the message of Jesus? I know. It’s a bit of a strange question for the beginning of a devotion written from a...
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Old Testament, Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The title of our meditation this morning may be a bit difficult to navigate. Is it referring to our emotions being moved? Is it speaking to logistics in regard to when...
Second Sunday after Epiphany: Gospel, John 2:1-11 John 2:1-11 Epiphany is a wonderful season in the church year. It’s not a point of great emphasis. It occupies a couple months of Sundays, but no one goes around with “Happy...
Second Sunday after Epiphany, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 I’m old enough to remember the height of the Charismatic...
Second Sunday after Epiphany, Isaiah 62:1-5 Isaiah 62:1-5 “Save the Date.” That’s...
The Baptism of Our Lord: Gospel, Luke 3:15-22 Luke 3:15-22 Our reading today answers a question. At least it attempts to answer a question swirling around the person of John the Baptist. “Could he be the Messiah,&rdquo...
The Baptism of Our Lord, Epistle, Romans 6:1-11 Romans 6:1-11 One of my most-visited passages. I believe it is a pivotal text. And as a Lutheran, it is even more critical to me than when I was an evangelical. By the way, the...
The Baptism of our Lord: Old Testament Reading, Isaiah 43:1-7 Isaiah 43:1-7 Isaiah 43 is one of those chapters that God’s people may return to again and again for its rich and grand promises. This is my first meditation...
