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December 2014

December 06, 2014

Saturday of First Sunday in Advent – Mark 2:13-22

Mark 2:13-22 Most who have read and studied the Bible at all know that the...

December 05, 2014

Friday of First Sunday in Advent – Mark 2:1-12

Mark 2:1-12 It’s easy to think of the miracles of Jesus as being ordinary...

December 03, 2014

Thursday of First Sunday in Advent – Mark 1:40-45

Mark 1:40-45 Imagine that you are a leper. Imagine that you have a disease which...

December 03, 2014

Wednesday of First Sunday in Advent – Mark 1:29-39

Mark 1:29-39 Why did Jesus Christ come into the world? Sometimes we think it was...

December 01, 2014

Tuesday of First Sunday in Advent – Mark 1:14-28

Mark 1:14-28 It’s here! The time is fulfilled! The Kingdom of God is at hand!...

November 2014

November 30, 2014

Monday of First Sunday in Advent – Mark 1:1-13

Mark 1:1-13 Happy New Year! No, it’s not January 1, the civil calendar’s New Year’s...

November 28, 2014

Saturday of Sunday Next Before Advent – Revelation 3:7-22

Revelation 3:7-22 It’s very tempting to write today about the Laodicean church. I think there’s...

November 28, 2014

Friday of Sunday Next Before Advent – Revelation 3:1-6

Revelation 3:1-6 There are a lot of Sardis Christians and churches today. There always have...

November 26, 2014

Thursday of Sunday Next Before Advent – Revelation 2:12-17

Revelation 2:12-17 I love the words with which the Alpha and Omega closes each message...

November 26, 2014

Wednesday of Sunday Next Before Advent – Revelation 2:1-11

Revelation 2:1-11 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to...

November 25, 2014

Tuesday of Sunday Next Before Advent – Revelation 1:9-20

Revelation 1:9-20 Who is Jesus Christ? There are many ways in which He has revealed...

November 23, 2014

Monday of Sunday Next Before Advent – Revelation 1:1-8

Revelation 1:1-8 “The revelation of Jesus Christ.” That’s how St. John begins the last and...

November 21, 2014

Saturday of Trinity 22 – Matthew 25:31-46

Matthew 25:31-46 We Americans are the richest people who have ever lived. I’m using...

November 20, 2014

Friday of Trinity 22 – Matthew 25:14-30

Matthew 25:14-30 Having paid close attention to the last 3 chapters of Matthew’s Gospel, this...

November 19, 2014

Thursday of Trinity 22 – Matthew 25:1-13

Matthew 25:1-13 One of my favorite shows growing up was Batman. My favorite archvillain...

November 18, 2014

Wednesday of Trinity 22 – Matthew 24:42-51

Matthew 24:42-51 Most of us adults don’t like being watched by our bosses. As children,...

November 18, 2014

Tuesday of Trinity 22 – Matthew 24:29-41

Matthew 24:29-41 There was a thought-provoking book published a few years ago titled The Black...

November 16, 2014

Monday of Trinity 22 – Matthew 24:15-28

Matthew 24:15-28 Something of supreme significance happened in the 1st century A.D. It would be...

November 14, 2014

Saturday of Trinity 21 – Matthew 24:1-14

Matthew 24:1-14 Sometimes, a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. In...

November 13, 2014

Friday of Trinity 21 – Matthew 23:24-39

Matthew 23:24-39 Sometimes when I read the lesson for the day I feel like...

November 12, 2014

Thursday of Trinity 21 – Matthew 23:13-23

Matthew 23:13-23 It would be easy to hammer the scribes and Pharisees again today. Really,...

November 11, 2014

Wednesday of Trinity 21 – Matthew 23:1-12

Matthew 23:1-12 Why does Jesus use such scalding words towards the scribes and Pharisees? His...

November 10, 2014

Tuesday of Trinity 21 – Matthew 22:34-46

Matthew 22:34-46 When we need advice on important questions in life, we come to wise...

November 09, 2014

Monday of Trinity 21 – Matthew 22:15-33

Matthew 22:15-33 We Christians are amphibians: we dwell in two habitats. We are inhabitants of...

November 07, 2014

Saturday of Trinity 20 – Matthew 21:33-46

Matthew 21:33-46 I’ve struggled today with what to write about the parable of the vinedressers,...

November 06, 2014

Friday of Trinity 20 – Matthew 21:17-32

Matthew 21:17-32 “Son, go work today in my vineyard,” our Father says to us (verse...

November 05, 2014

Thursday of Trinity 20 – Matthew 21:1-16

Matthew 21:1-16 In 1818, Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women....

November 04, 2014

Wednesday of Trinity 20 – Matthew 20:17-34

Matthew 20:17-34 Have you ever wanted to be great? I think that’s been a dream...

November 03, 2014

Tuesday of Trinity 20 – Matthew 20:1-16

Matthew 20:1-16 “That’s not fa-a-a-a-a-ai-rrrr!” That’s the traditional complaint of the child, isn’t it? As...

November 02, 2014

Monday of Trinity 20 – Matthew 19:16-30

Matthew 19:16-30 Questions are an important part of life. At their best, they demonstrate a...