Second Sunday after Pentecost: Old Testament, Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Now we enter the long season of the church calendar finally interrupted by the observance in late October of Reformation Sunday. But I love this season...
Trinity Sunday: Gospel, John 3:1-17 John 3:1-17 Do you know the exchange in John 3 between Jesus and Nicodemus, the “teacher of Israel”? Many of you...
Trinity Sunday: Second Reading, Acts 2:14a, 22-36 Acts 2:14a, 22-36 Fitting for Trinity Sunday that perhaps the second Person of the Trinity is mentioned in our reading by the tag, “This Jesus” three times. You could see...
Trinity Sunday: Old Testament, Isaiah 6:1-8 Isaiah 6:1-8 Each time this text rolls into our lectionary I have to pause. A great Reformed professor by the name of R. C. Sproul...
Seventh Sunday in Easter: Epistle, 1 John 5:9-15 1 John 5:9-15 I was a junior at the University of Oregon studying music when the Lord got a hold of me, focused my attention on Him, and granted me the gifts of...
Seventh Sunday in Easter: First Lesson, Acts 1:12-26 Acts 1:12-26 Twelve is a number figuring prominently for the people of God. We see the Old Covenant people founded on that number of tribes. And...
Sixth Sunday in Easter: Gospel, John 15:9-17 John 15:9-17 It seems to me I have been a bit wordy in several of my latest offerings so I am giving you a break. Not from all activities...
Sixth Sunday in Easter: Epistle, 1 John 5:1-8 1 John 5:1-8 What in the world has happened to the world? Our world? Now, in the answer I am going to give to the preceding questions I...
Sixth Sunday in Easter: First Lesson, Acts 10:34-48 Acts 10:34-48 Easy reading this week. Not the Bible text, but my text. Now I’m going to lift a phrase from the first reading so I want you all to be good students of Scripture...
Fifth Sunday in Easter: Gospel, John 15:1-8 John 15:1-8 So familiar. So quoted and referenced. This is one of those Bible texts that many millions have committed to memory. Or at least portions of...
