She chuckles in response: “Promises, promises.” Her ears have taken in her husband’s words before as he sits in comfort, watching the game. “I’ll get to it later,” but later […]
Ecclesiastes: Meaning in a Meaningless World
July 31, 2016 by
Mist rises from the ground, disappearing in the heat and is gone. A vapor and nothing more. The mother of all the living, Eve, held her newborn son, the second […]
Psalm 138: Gratitude
July 24, 2016 by
When you thank people in your life, you are helping yourself as much as you are helping others. Now, you might find it humbling to thank other people—but taking the […]
Genesis 18:1-14: Having the Last Laugh
July 17, 2016 by
Sarah is an old woman, almost 90 years old. Her hair is a tired gray, lacking in luster. Her skin is leathery from years of desert sun. Many memories of […]
Luke 10:25-37: Trying to Earn the Inheritance
July 10, 2016 by
Love God and love your neighbor. What could be simpler? You can condense the entire Law of God in one word: Love. Is God’s Law that simple? Not when the […]
Jackie Roschi’s Funeral Sermon
July 7, 2016 by
2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9 Hebrews 11:1-2, 35, 39-12:1-2 Luke 15:1-7 Jackie was an enigma to me. I don’t mean as a friend but as a pastor. We met a […]
Galatians 6:1-10: Reaping What Was Sown
July 3, 2016 by
Everything else being equal, a tried-and-true principle exists in this world: You reap the seeds you sow. Do you want to harvest a wheat crop during the autumn? You plant […]
Luke 9:51-62: Preconditions Not Allowed
June 26, 2016 by
Jesus sets His gaze on Jerusalem, the city where He will be “taken up.” “Taken up” is shorthand for dying for the sins of the world, rising to life on […]
Psalm 3
June 19, 2016 by
So, when you woke up this morning, did you arise as royalty? Whether you felt like you were or not, Scripture says you are. “You are a chosen people, a […]
Luke 7:36-8:3: Generous Giving is not Accidental
June 13, 2016 by
Today, Scripture came to us and told us of a woman, a generous one. She expressed a deep devotion and affection toward Jesus in her generosity, by anointing His feet […]
