Epiphany 6: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 You know there are a few texts in the Bible that need not a lot of explanation. The epistle lesson for this week is like that. 1 Corinthians is a letter that was written to address lots of...
Epiphany 6: Old Testament, 2 Kings 5:1-14 2 Kings 5:1-14 Oh Naaman! The Lord of heaven and earth uses you so marvelously in this account to exalt His ways above man’s. Did you realize it at the time? Did...
Epiphany 5: Gospel, Mark 1:29-39 Mark 1:29-39 True need and genuine opportunity always combine for a show of interest. No matter what the subject is. And in our gospel reading for this Sunday we...
Epiphany 5: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 This week’s epistle reading is one of those that is challenging to get a hold of. The whole of it I mean. The two main sections within the reading are related but each...
Epiphany 5: Old Testament, Isaiah 40:21-31 Isaiah 40:21-31 Well last week in our Old Testament meditation we considered what it means to get the message wrong. Moses gave warning in Deuteronomy to the...
Epiphany 4: Gospel, Mark 1:21-28 Mark 1:21-28 It used to be common that following a great stage performance, the crowd would exclaim, “Author! Author!” from their seats. It was acclaim for the writer of the...
Epiphany 4: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 “Craig has finally lost it. All these virus-laden months have finally taken their toll.” So you may be thinking upon reading the title of our...
Epiphany 4: Old Testament, Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 I LOVE THIS TEXT. In the early days of my walk with Christ, I “cut my teeth” listening to the original “Bible Answer Man,” Dr. Walter Martin. Dr. Martin, an apologist...
Epiphany 3: Gospel, Mark 1:14-20 Mark 1:14-20 In the gospel of Mark things come along quickly. So quickly in fact that things can be missed for the brevity and motion we encounter even as...
Epiphany 3: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Take another look at our title this morning. Ask yourself a question: do you believe it? And how does one square a statement like that with the fact that the passage of scripture we will be looking at...
