Loving My Place
Proper 26: Gospel, Matthew 23:1-12 Matthew 23:1-12 Jesus has just given his opponents an Old Testament defense of his identity that is unmistakable and unshakable. Jesus is...
Love In The Right Direction
Proper 26: Epistle, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 Sometimes the greatest way to learn the right things is to look at least for a season at the wrong things. The church of Jesus is weakened when we do not come to terms with...
Don't Listen to Them
Proper 26: Old Testament, Micah 3:5-12 Micah 3:5-12 Micah, dear Micah prophesied around the same time as Isaiah. His book of prophecy is much smaller than his contemporary. But smaller doesn’t mean less important or less potent. So the issue as we look at what has been labeled...
What Matters Most
Proper 25: Gospel, Matthew 22:34-46 Matthew 22:34-46 People ask questions all the time. If you have noticed the practice in your own life, you might agree that...
What It Really Is
Proper 25: Epistle, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13 This week we peek in again on Paul’s relationship, better fellowship, with the young Christian congregation at Thessalonica. The letter written in the...
What's in the Mirror?
Proper 25: Old Testament, Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 This may not be the run-of-the-mill meditation on the week’s Old Testament reading. I don’t think I will like what I write. But then again, liking is not the issue. Truth is. Truth ALWAYS is...
You Aren't What You Say
Proper 24: Gospel, Matthew 22:15-22 Matthew 22:15-22 This is a troublesome passage. I know. I feel it. I’m in it. Jesus has shared a couple of his most powerful and...
Conviction, Conversion and Consummation
Proper 24: Epistle, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Many readers of the Bible recognize that the Apostle Paul had a special place of fellowship with the Thessalonians. His language and...
He'll Do Anything
Proper 24: Old Testament, Isaiah 45:1-7 Isaiah 45:1-7 I cannot imagine there is anything I would not do to care for, or to protect my sons. Now, they are fully capable of taking care of themselves. They’re both...
Can't We Just Stay Home
Proper 23: Gospel, Matthew 22:1-14 Matthew 22:1-14 Have you ever received an invitation to a wedding and for any number of reasons the timing of it just didn’t fit...
