Choosing Not To Listen
Proper 20: Old Testament, Jeremiah 11:18-20 Jeremiah 11:18-20 Our Old Testament reading for the week places before us a common biblical theme: “When God speaks, hear and heed or else.” This theme is commonly...
An Honest Man’s Confession
Proper 19: Gospel, Mark 9:14-29 Mark 9:14-29 Our Lord, in mixing it up with great numbers of people in the gospel accounts...
Watch What You Say
Proper 19: Epistle, James 3:1-12 James 3:1-12 “How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a...
What Makes a Disciple?
Proper 19: Old Testament, Isaiah 50:4-10 Isaiah 50:4-10 Discipleship is a word tossed about in the Christian community a lot. Funny, it’s one of those “non-existent” Bible words...
A Personal Favorite
Proper 18: Gospel, Mark 7:31-37 Mark 7:31-37 Today’s gospel reading is one of those that has a suggested reading and an expanded section. Both...
That All May See
Proper 18: Epistle, James 2:1-10, 14-18 James 2:1-10, 14-18 James chapter two is wonderful. It has been commandeered by theologians for centuries. In it lies the James...
Moving In Our Direction
Proper 18: Old Testament, Isaiah 35:4-7a Isaiah 35:4-7a One of the great treasures of being a child of the Living God through faith, is the growing realization in...
The Worst Advice Ever
Proper 17: Gospel, Mark 7:14-23 Mark 7:14-23 How many times have you heard this? And before you...
Shameless Promotion
Proper 17: Epistle, Ephesians 6:10-20 Ephesians 6:10-20 Dear friends- I’m not going to comment on this marvelous epistle...
Moses to the Point
Proper 17: Old Testament, Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Deuteronomy is so full of good things. Knowing as we do that God loves and has ordained preaching as the primary method of disseminating His Word, the entire book...
