Love Compels
Proper 6: Epistle, 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 (11-17) 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 (11-17) This week’s epistle is one that comes with what I call a “tail” in the lectionary. There is a...
Knock, Knock
Proper 6: First Reading, Ezekiel 17:22-24 Ezekiel 17:22-24 The prophet Ezekiel is a literary artist of the first rank. Now...
How Far the Devil Goes
Proper 5: Gospel, Mark 3:20-35 Mark 3:20-35 If you read the accounts of the gospel writers you will encounter the...
Always Appropriate
Proper 5: Epistle, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 There are certain truths in the Bible that are always appropriate to raise. And to remind...
Where the Buck Stops
Proper 5: Old Testament, Genesis 3:8-15 Genesis 3:8-15 Adam and Eve had blown it. And who knows but one might be led to...
Men Cannot See
Trinity: Gospel, John 3:1-17 John 3:1-17 There are two great teachers joined in...
Up Front and Out In The Open
Trinity: Epistle, Acts 2:14a, 22-36 Acts 2:14a, 22-36 Jesus Christ, His mission and His Word can stand against all opposition. Why? Because the seminal events of the gospel took place in open view of opposition. And it was the type of opposition which was historically and circumstantially...
Not Your Everyday Scenery
Trinity Sunday: First Reading, Isaiah 6:1-8 Isaiah 6:1-8 Open to the sixth of Isaiah and there is just so much. The scene should be for us as it was for...
The Spirit at Work
Pentecost: Gospel, John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 The Holy Spirit is God. The Holy Bible leaves no room for doubt on that subject. But just what does He do? That takes some...
Beyond Words
Pentecost: Epistle, Acts 2:1-21 Acts 2:1-21 Language is a funny thing. Words can be...
