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April 2014

April 12, 2014

Saturday in Lent 5 – John 13:1-17

John 13:1-17 This meditation is really a Maundy Thursday meditation, but here it is on...

April 10, 2014

Friday in Lent 5 – John 12:44-50

John 12:44-50 I’ve got a radical idea! Let’s try an experiment in reading this passage. ...

April 09, 2014

Thursday in Lent 5 – John 12:34-43

John 12:34-43 In this passage, John 12:34-43, we have one of the most striking contrasts...

April 08, 2014

Wednesday in Lent 5 – John 12:20-33

John 12:20-33 “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.” “Here...

April 07, 2014

Tuesday in Lent 5 – John 12:12-19

John 12:12-19 “Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly and riding on a donkey.”...

April 06, 2014

Monday in Lent 5 – John 12:1-11

John 12:1-11 I love the family from Bethany! It was obvious how much the Lord...

April 05, 2014

Saturday of Lent 4 – Mark 13:24-37

Mark 13:24-37 “Watch ye, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh,...

April 03, 2014

Friday of Lent 4 – Mark 13:14-23

Mark 13:14-23 For a number of reasons, I believe this passage and others like it...

April 02, 2014

Thursday of Lent 4, 2014 – Mark 13:1-13

Mark 13:1-13 The situation that Jesus describes seems remotely close and familiar. It stretches back...

April 01, 2014

Wednesday of Lent 4 – Mark 12:38-44

Mark 12:38-44 “Size matters.” That’s what “They” tell us, so it must be true. We...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Tuesday of Lent 4 – Mark 12:28-37

Mark 12:28-37 What is the greatest commandment? And why is it the greatest commandment? Here...

March 30, 2014

Monday of Lent 4 – Mark 12:18-27

Mark 12:18-27 I’m glad that here, towards the end of Lent and even before Easter,...

March 29, 2014

Saturday of Lent 3 – Mark 12:13-17

Here’s one that ought to keep your brains busy for a while: what is the...

March 28, 2014

Friday of Lent 3 – Mark 12:1-12

Friday of Lent 3 - Mark 12:1-12 Today, Jesus continues His teaching on trees and...

March 26, 2014

Thursday of Lent 3 – Mark 11:12-26

Mark 11:12-26 Nasty, mean Jesus! Who does he think he is – causing a fig...

March 26, 2014

Wednesday of Lent 3 – Mark 10:46-52

Mark 10:46-52 How wonderful it is when a blind man receives his sight, and how...

March 25, 2014

Tuesday of Lent 3 – Mark 10:32-45

Mark 10:32-45 As children we often say and do things we are later embarrassed by. ...

March 24, 2014

Monday of Lent 3 – Mark 10:17-31

Mark 10:17-31 Poor rich young ruler. He just didn’t get it. He thought he had...

March 21, 2014

Saturday of Lent 2 – John 11:45-57

John 11:45-57 This passage cuts me to the quick (that soft underbelly of the fingernails...

March 20, 2014

Friday of Lent 2 – John 11:28-44

John 11:28-44 Jesus wept. Every fan of Bible trivia knows that this is the shortest...

March 19, 2014

Thursday of Lent 2 – John 11:17-27

John 11:17-27 I wonder a lot about how the Gospel comes down to us in...

March 18, 2014

Wednesday of Lent 2 – John 11:1-16

John 11:1-16 “Let us also go, that we may die with Him” said Believing Thomas...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

Tuesday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:14-29

Mark 6:14-29 “The truth is out there.” So says the TV series The X-files. And...

January 2014

January 26, 2014

Monday of the 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany – John 5:1-15

John 5:1-15 I want my miracle. The invalid man today had his miracle. Yes,...

January 25, 2014

Saturday of the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany – John 4:43-54

John 4:43-54 How many of you would like to participate in a miracle this morning?...

January 23, 2014

Friday of the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany – John 4:27-42

John 4:27-42 “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and...

January 22, 2014

Thursday of the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany – John 4:15-26

John 4:15-26 Imagine that you are living in the first century, before the advent of...

January 21, 2014

Wednesday of the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany – John 4:1-14

John 4:1-14 Sometimes the most common things are the most special and holy. Take...

January 20, 2014

Tuesday of the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany – John 3:22-36

John 3:22-36 “He must increase, but I must decrease.” This is a good verse...

January 19, 2014

Monday of the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany – John 3:14-21

John 3:14-21 When did John 3:16 become the most famous verse in the Bible? I’m...