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May 2017

May 25, 2017

John 3:1-13 – The One Who Comes By Night

I am the one who comes by night.

March 2017

March 30, 2017

Luke 11:14-28 – Take out the Trash

Are we all doomed to be Pigpen from the Peanuts comic strip, who takes a...

March 06, 2017

Luke 5:27-39 – Wine and Skins

There are four possibilities for wine and wineskins, and I wonder which one you are...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Luke 3:1-22 – What Shall We Do Then?

What will Jesus do?

December 2016

December 24, 2016

December 31 – 1 John 2:18-29 – Abide in Christ

How does Jesus abide or remain in us?

November 2016

November 02, 2016

Matthew 21:1-16 – For God’s sake, wash!

Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis was born in 1818 into a world of dying women. The...

September 2016

September 12, 2016

Matthew 4:1-11 – Which comes first: the fast or the feast

Fast or Feast?

September 11, 2016

Matthew 3:13-17 – Are You a Marked Man?

Are You a Marked Man?

August 2016

August 21, 2016

Friday of Trinity 13 – Matthew 4:1-11

Matthew 4:1-11 Baptism-Fasting-Feasting. This is the pattern of the life of Christ in Matthew 4,...

August 10, 2016

How Close is the Word of God to You?

If even the moon and the sun, the stars and the sky speak ceaselessly about...

August 02, 2016

Who Are You? Identity Confusion and God

People like Michael Jackson, Madonna, and David Bowie are particularly notable examples of the chameleon-like...

July 2016

July 11, 2016

The Power of the Vow

Is there anything you take seriously enough in life that you vow to do it?

January 2016

January 27, 2016

Thursday of Septuagesima Sunday – Galatians 2:11-21

Galatians 2:11-21 Theologically, I say with St. Paul that “a man is not justified by...

January 27, 2016

How Can I Hope to Keep The Law?

miraculality: a truth that is real yet so wonderful and amazing and invisible that it...

January 15, 2016

Saturday of Epiphany 1 – John 3:1-13

John 3:1-13 I am the one who comes by night; I am the one who...

November 2015

November 10, 2015

Baptism and Covenant

Our lives are our own Garden of Eden.

July 2015

July 09, 2015

Friday of Trinity 5, 2015 – Luke 11:14-28

Luke 11:14-28 You might remember the Ajax White Knight, clad in silver armor, mounted on...

June 2015

June 16, 2015

Wednesday of 2nd Sunday after Trinity – Luke 5:27-39

Luke 5:27-39 St. Paul is fond of saying that we must take off the old...

April 2015

April 06, 2015

Easter Tuesday – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 On Easter we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. It...

March 2015

March 09, 2015

Tuesday of the 3rd Sunday in Lent – 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

1 Corinthians 10:1-13 If you’ve ever wondered about the value of reading the Old Testament,...

January 2015

January 26, 2015

Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling - Philippians 2:12-18 There is probably no better description of the truth...

January 09, 2015

January 10 – Colossians 2:6-19

Colossians 2:6-19 “God is absolutely sovereign, and man is accountable before Him.” This is such...

January 06, 2015

January 7 – Matthew 3:13-17

Matthew 3:13-17 Have any of you ever been a marked man - or woman? I...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

December 31 – 1 John 2:18-29

St. John’s message this morning is a timely one, coming as it does at the...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Friday of Trinity 13 – Matthew 4:1-11

Matthew 4:1-11 Baptism-Fasting-Feasting. This is the pattern of the life of Christ in Matthew 4,...

September 03, 2014

Thursday of Trinity 11 – Romans 10

Romans 10 What were you thinking about right before you started to read Give Us...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Wednesday of Trinity 10 – Romans 6

Romans 6 Changes of identity fascinate us human beings. It’s one of the reasons Dr....

August 04, 2014

Tuesday of Trinity 7 – Acts 23:12-24

Acts 23:12-24 “Some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying...

November 2013

November 05, 2013

Wednesday Trinity 23 – Colossians 2:6-19

Colossians 2:6-19 “God is absolutely sovereign, and man is accountable before Him.” This is such...

July 2013

July 04, 2013

Friday of Trinity 5 – Luke 11:14-28

Luke 11:14-28 You might remember the Ajax White Knight, clad in silver armor, mounted on...