Psalm 36:5-6; Isaiah 11:1-3; 6-9; January 19, 2025; Second Sunday after Epiphany —— I once built a train set for my son. And if I do say, it was really…
Read More
Luke 3:7-17; 21-22; January 12, 2025; The Baptism of our Lord —– “As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he…
Matthew 2:1-12; January 5, 2025; Epiphany Sunday ——- “On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening…
John 1:1-14; December 29, 2024; First Sunday of Christmas —– Everyone have a good Christmas? Get some nice gifts under the tree? It occurred to me on Wednesday that most…
Luke 2:8-20; December 24, 2024; Christmas Eve —– Remember the old days? Before smart phones, Waze, and GPS? When to get where you were going, you had to scribble down…
Luke 1:39-45; December 22, 2024; Fourth Sunday of Advent Truth be told, I never knew how to respond to this text. I mean, how was I supposed to answer it?…
Psalm 126; December 19, 2024; Longest Night Service “When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.” Sometimes it would be nice to dream again….
Zephaniah 3:14-20; December 15, 2024; Third Sunday of Advent “Sing loud, for on that day it shall be said: do not fear, do not let your hands grow weak. For…
Psalm 25:1-10; December 1, 2024; First Sunday of Advent —– “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul” (verse 1) Sometimes it would be easier to just lay it…
John 18:33-38; Revelation 1:4-8; November 24, 2024; Christ the King Sunday ——- “What is truth?” For most of my life my favorite literary genre has been Historical Fiction. It’s always…