Trusting God's Goodness
Proper 19: Old Testament, Genesis 50:15-21 Genesis 50:15-21 Israel is home. Jacob the patriarch, renamed by God in his wrestling, has died and has been buried in his homeland. A land promised. A couple...
My Brother's Keeper
Proper 18: Gospel, Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18 is chock full of teaching from the lips of Jesus. Matthew’s gospel has five great discourses of Jesus which many...
Still Waters?
Proper 18: Epistle, Romans 13:1-10 Romans 13:1-10 So many questions. Valid questions. Varying opinions. So many opinions. When we lived in Oregon one of our favorite day trips was the...
What Can I Say?
Proper 18: Old Testament, Ezekiel 33:7-9 Ezekiel 33:7-9 It’s not a long stay in the Old Testament prophets that is required to understand that their messages were not always going to be...
Big, Big Questions
Proper 17: Gospel, Matthew 16:21-28 Matthew 16:21-28 Last week we found ourselves in the north of the country learning about the gaping jaws of hell. Remember? Jesus left...
What a Life
Proper 17: Epistle, Romans 12:9-21 Romans 12:9-21 There are many lists in the Bible. Names, places, occupations, punishments and rewards. Lots and lots of lists...
Struggling With What God Says?
Proper 17: Old Testament, Jeremiah 15:15-21 Jeremiah 15:15-21 Jeremiah 15:16 reads, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my...
The Question He Keeps On Asking
Proper 16: Gospel, Matthew 16:13-20 Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus doesn’t waste anything. Place, time of year, or his immediate company. Everything he says comes with import because all these elements and more are orchestrated to bring power to his Word and to sustain it in the ears and hearts...
Wisdom, Worship, and Work
Proper 16: Epistle, Romans 11:33-12:8 Romans 11:33-12:8 As we closed the epistle lesson last week there was a moment that was a bit anticlimactic. You see as we closed just before where we begin today, we found ourselves at a point where St. Paul is just about ready to burst with praise, with...
God Calling
Proper 16: Old Testament, Isaiah 51:1-6 Isaiah 51:1-6 The neighborhood where I grew up was a great one. Lots of families. It was a city residential area with lots of alleys. Everyone had a garage that was a separate building from the house. Most of the homes had front porches and there were...
