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July 2017

July 19, 2017

Is Life a Comedy or a Tragedy?

For where Jesus Christ truly is, there is truly joy.

May 2017

May 24, 2017

Luke 24:36-53 – St. Luke’s Symphony

St. Luke’s Symphony has come to a magnificent and glorious conclusion.

May 07, 2017

Luke 19:29-40 – Joy Comes in and Praise Comes Out

Joy comes in and praise goes out of Jesus’ disciples whenever they truly meet Him.

April 2017

April 15, 2017

Holy Saturday – The Gospel of Suffering, Part III

The 3-fold movement of "The Gospel of Suffering" is this: That far from being a...

December 2016

December 20, 2016

Mark 5:21-43 – You are the Woman with the Flow of Blood

You are the Woman with the Flow of Blood

August 2016

August 21, 2016

Tuesday of Trinity 13 – Matthew 2:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12 I want to talk this morning about zombies. . . . Yes, zombies...

August 01, 2016

God Loves the Unlovable

Occasionally, someone will die for a Mother Teresa. But who among us would die for...

June 2016

June 12, 2016

Joy in the Work of the Lord

I resolve to rejoice in God’s work in my life or to better seek that...

May 2016

May 22, 2016

Rejoice When Other Rejoice!

If we just stopped and considered how God has dealt with each one of us,...

May 03, 2016

Ascension Eve (Wednesday of Easter 5) – Luke 24:44-53

Luke 24:44-53 The last verses of the Gospel of St. Luke are the final measures...

May 01, 2016

Monday of Easter 5 (Rogation Monday) – James 1:1-17

James 1:1-17 Et tu, James? You, too, along with St. Paul and others are commanding...

November 2015

November 20, 2015

Saturday of Trinity 24 – Philippians 4

Philippians 4 Rejoice - for the Lord is at hand! I like to think of...

November 18, 2015

Who is Epaphroditus?

What joy Paul, Timothy, Epaphroditus, and the Philippians must have had whenever they got together!

October 2015

October 12, 2015

Tuesday of the 19th Sunday after Trinity – James 5:12-19

James 5:12-19 “Is anyone among you suffering?” – James 5:13 Is anyone among you, reading...

October 02, 2015

Saturday of the 17th Sunday after Trinity – James 1:1-11

James 1:1-11 Et tu, James? You, too, along with St. Paul are commanding me...

September 2015

September 20, 2015

Meet the Thessalonians

What were the Christians in Thessalonika like?

August 2015

August 28, 2015

Saturday of the 12th Sunday After Trinity – Luke 24:36-53

Luke 24:36-53 The last verses of the Gospel of St. Luke are the final measures...

August 09, 2015

Monday of Trinity 10 – Luke 19:29-40

Luke 19:29-40 The appropriate response to being in the presence of Jesus is joy and...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Joy

Joy - Philippians 4:4-23 Rejoice - for the Lord is at hand! I like to...

January 27, 2015

Wednesday of Epiphany 3 – Philippians 2:19-30

Philippians 2:19-30 I want to be in one of St. Paul’s churches! I want to...

December 2014

December 15, 2014

Tuesday of Advent 3 – Mark 5:21-43

Mark 5:21-43 This morning I’m a woman with a flow of blood. I’ve suffered with...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Tuesday of Trinity 10 – Romans 5

Romans 5 Ughh! I can’t believe I have to write a devotional on Romans 5. ...

July 2014

July 14, 2014

Thursday of 4th Sunday after Trinity – Acts 16:25-40

Acts 16:25-40 I want to know something. I have one question I’d like to ask...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Ascension Eve (Wednesday of Easter 5) – Luke 24:44-53

Luke 24:44-53 The last verses of the Gospel of St. Luke are the final measures...

February 2014

February 15, 2014

Saturday of the 17th Sunday after Trinity – James 1:1-11

James 1:1-11 Et tu, James? You, too, along with St. Paul are commanding me...

January 2014

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 12, 2014

Monday of Epiphany 1 – John 1:1-18

John 1:1-18 Years ago one Christmas, in my adventures with a friend of mine, we...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Tuesday of Trinity 25 – 1 Peter 3:13-22

1 Peter 3:13-22 What’s the answer to the problem of suffering? Sanctify the Lord in...

November 15, 2013

Saturday of Trinity 24 – Philippians 4

Philippians 4 Rejoice - for the Lord is at hand! I like to think of...

November 13, 2013

Thursday of Trinity 24 – Philippians 2:19-30

Philippians 2:19-30 I want to be in one of St. Paul’s churches! I want to...