Good Things in Small Packages
Trinity: Epistle, Acts 2:14a, 22-36 Acts 2:14a, 22-36 This week our dear friend, the apostle Peter continues his preaching on Pentecost. The gift of the...
Wrap-Around
Trinity: Old Testament, Genesis 1:1-2:4a Genesis 1:1-2:4a When you have worked in the Church for decades, you encounter what I call the...
Flow (Come, Holy Spirit, Pt. 3)
Pentecost: Gospel, John 7:37-39 John 7:37-39 This snippet in the “John Walk” of Jesus has always captured my...
Babel Bashing (Come Holy Spirit, Pt. 2)
Pentecost: Epistle, Acts 2:1-21 Acts 2:1-21 Do you remember the Tower of Babel account? Genesis 11 comes to us a long way prior to the...
Come, Holy Spirit Pt. 1
Pentecost: Old Testament, Numbers 11:24-30 Numbers 11:24-30 The undergirding of the Word of God is His Spirit. We refer to the third person of the Trinity as “Holy” and our Old Testament reading this week...
Mission Accomplished...Plus
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 17:1-11 John 17:1-11 There’s a marvelous focus brought to bear on Christ’s holy people during the seasons of Lent and Easter. It’s that...
Haters
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Epistle, 1 Peter 4:12-19, 5:6-11 1 Peter 4:12-19, 5:6-11 It’s not a very welcome title. The word “hater” is a standard bill of fare in our society today. Everyone has been and is accused of being the hater of...
Tough Things
Seventh Sunday of Easter: First Reading, Acts 1:12-26 Acts 1:12-26 One of the great challenges in being a student of the Holy Scriptures is coming to terms with the fact that at times, God speaks hard things. And the things He speaks of...
A Change of Venue
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Gospel, John 14:15-21 John 14:15-21 On the heels of some pretty exciting words from Jesus come a few more that … well … will change the course of humanity from top to bottom, and...
A Good Defense
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Epistle, 1 Peter 3:13-22 1 Peter 3:13-22 Peter knew what it was to speak for his Lord. Much of what he learned in that arena, I surmise, came from living through the agony...
