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...
Epiphany 3: Old Testament, Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Jonah 3:1-5, 10 How often does one get to write about the result of a fish’s indigestion? Before I say that it is probably good that it is a rare occurrence, I have to step back and take in the fact that the issue is apparently important to...
Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Gospel, John 1:43-51 John 1:43-51 Most of us spend the days, months and years of our Christian discipleship just wishing it were easier to speak to others about Jesus. In this week’s gospel, we find someone who doesn’t have that challenge. And this...
Second Sunday after Epiphany: Epistle, 1 Cor. 6:12-20 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 The church is a mystery. It is something at which God hints in the Old Testament and even though a form of it exists there, its full flowering comes under the glories of the New Covenant in Jesus. And the way the...
