The Transfiguration of our Lord: Gospel, Mark 9:2-9 Mark 9:2-9 Jesus tells his disciples on three different occasions that He has an appointment with death. The first incident has just passed. It came on the heels of Peter declaring Jesus as the Messiah. Talk about...
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...
