Shine
Proper 21: Epistle, Philippians 2:1-4, 14-18 Philippians 2:1-4, 14-18 Oh, those Pauline exhortations. Those heaven-sent instructions on living in the world. Empowered as we are by the Holy...
Questioning
Proper 21: Old Testament, Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 It is a common thing in the Scriptures to find God’s people questioning the wisdom, plans and actions of the Lord. In our text above the issue is coming to...
God’s Love Not My Labor
Proper 20: Gospel, Matthew 20:1-16 Matthew 20:1-16 Do me a favor. Read the story that Jesus shares in the gospel text above and see if you don’t have the least bit...
Christ and Courage
Proper 20: Epistle, Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30 Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30 I marvel, and I imagine you might as well, at the accounts of Paul and the other early Christians in regard to their courage. Beatings, neglect...
Abundantly
Proper 20: Old Testament, Isaiah 55:6-9 Isaiah 55:6-9 One of those passages. One of those that causes me to stop and nearly gasp. Full and overflowing with good news is this announcement by...
Keep At It
Proper 19: Gospel, Matthew 18: 21-35 Matthew 18: 21-35 This week’s gospel lesson. Forgive. And keep right on forgiving. Why? Because God, the Lord has...
The Wide of Brotherly Love
Proper 19: Epistle, Romans 14:1-12 Romans 14:1-12 Now that is a strange title. I wrote it. I admit it. But our epistle text this...
Loving Forgiveness
Proper 19: Old Testament, Genesis 50:15-21 Genesis 50:15-21 Over the past several years I have begun to run into Joseph a bit more often than before. Now, not Joseph, the guardian of Jesus and His mom...
Children Can’t Believe?
Proper 18: Gospel, Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18:1-20 Goodness me, we hear this all the time. Those of us who practice the biblical and historical rite of baptizing...
Submission is a Love Word
Proper 18: Epistle, Romans 13:1-10 Romans 13:1-10 There are a few topics that you run across in church work that evoke rather visceral responses from the people you love...
