Look at What They Say
Proper 7: Gospel, Mark 4:35-41 Mark 4:35-41 Funny reading the gospel for the week, I remember...
Love Compels, Pt 2
Proper 7: Epistle, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Having a “Pt. 2” in a title presupposes a first go. As...
When Silence is Best
Proper 7: First Reading, Job 38:1-11 Job 38:1-11 The office is currently quiet. One staff member is at lunch and one other is down the hall. No phones...
What the King Wants
Proper 6: Gospel, Mark 4:26-34 Mark 4:26-34 The Kingdom of God is among my favorite subjects in the Bible. I...
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...
