Family Commands
Third Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Exodus 20:1-17 Exodus 20:1-17 Some things never change. What goes up must come down. Day and night cycles remain intact. And the Ten Commandments given by...
Confidence and Quiet
Second Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Mark 8:27-38 Mark 8:27-38 Lent is a mix, but never a mess. I recently was gratified by an online interview where a fine young scholar from my tradition pointed...
We
Second Sunday in Lent: Epistle, Romans 5:1-11 Romans 5:1-11 If I tried to list all the stuff (and I use stuff reverently) that WE have received and have because of Jesus just in this passage, it would create a...
100 With Confidence
Second Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 For some reason, whenever I read of Abram/Abraham I think, “This is it. This is the man who ‘got...
Jesus and the Beasts
First Sunday in Lent: Gospel, Mark 1:9-15 Mark 1:9-15 Reading our gospel text for the week my eyes were hooked by a comment Mark gives concerning Jesus in His temptation...
Gifts
First Sunday in Lent: Epistle, James 1:12-18 James 1:12-18 James is one of those epistles that we don’t see referenced as regularly as say, Romans or Ephesians. Now it’s always there in our Bibles and we all...
Father to Father
First Sunday in Lent: Old Testament, Genesis 22:1-18 Genesis 22:1-18 Introductions have long passed. Promises have been made. And the early steps of faith are maturing into “man” steps, distinguishing them...
Clean Clothes
The Transfiguration of our Lord: Gospel, Mark 9:2-9 Mark 9:2-9 It is the Sunday of the Transfiguration. It’s one of those places in our Lord’s earthly life that are so high above our capacity to explain that perhaps simply...
Served at His Table
The Transfiguration of our Lord: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 We hear these words as Lutheran Christians every week. Because we hear them and realize by God’s grace that we are being invited to a meal. And so much more. There is no space here...
Talking to a Friend
The Transfiguration of our Lord: Old Testament, Exodus 34:29-35 Exodus 34:29-35 “Whatcha doing?” “Oh, just talking to a friend.” Most of us have had someone come to us as we perhaps were speaking on the phone and their inquiry is...
