They Will Come
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...
It Takes Effort
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...
Getting Things Right
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...
Author! Author!
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...
Loving One Another with Feet
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...
Words
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...
No Interruptions
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...
Time Is Short
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...
A Prophet, A Burp, and the Goodness of God
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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...
Moses Knew His Stuff
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...
