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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
