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February 2016

February 02, 2016

False Teachers and True Shepherds

Unwilling to humbly submit to another, we lead ourselves astray.

January 2016

January 03, 2016

Apostasy

I challenge you to pick a saint, a holy one of God, who is worthy...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

Christmas Day – 1 John 4:7-14

1 John 4:7-14 Merry Christmas! By now you’ve heard sermons and messages about Matthew...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

Who is Epaphroditus?

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

November 16, 2015

The Philippians and “What is Love?”

The Philippians and "What is Love?" - Philippians 1:12-26 ...

November 05, 2015

Friday of Trinity 22 – 2 John

2 John 2 John is a love letter to a very mysterious lady from the...

November 04, 2015

Meet Philemon: Slave Owner

Meet Philemon: slave owner.

September 2015

September 27, 2015

The Holy Kiss

What is the Holy Kiss?

September 21, 2015

The Medium is the Message

When it comes to evangelism, the medium is the message.

September 17, 2015

3 Definitions of Love

This is the secret to being a Christian, which is to be a minister in...

September 14, 2015

Bride of Christ, Body of Christ

Do we really believe that the Church is the Body of Christ?

August 2015

August 31, 2015

The Fragrance of Christ

What does God smell like?

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Thursday of the 7th Sunday after Trinity – Luke 14:1-14

Luke 14:1-14 I can’t tell the difference between love and humility. Most of us have...

April 2015

April 01, 2015

Maundy Thursday – John 13:18-34

John 13:18-34 Jesus says to you today: "A new commandment I give unto you, that...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

The Litmus Test of Love

Let all that you do be done with love

March 08, 2015

The Chameleon Servant

St. Paul is a human chameleon.

March 05, 2015

Love or Knowledge?

Which does our culture value more: love or knowledge?

March 02, 2015

Where There Is Not Love: The Church of the Corinthians

At the heart of the Corinthians’ failings (and ours) is a loss of love, and...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

Learning to Love

let us learn of love from the life of St. Paul.

December 2014

December 28, 2014

December 30 – 1 John 2:1-17

1 John 2:1-17 John says so much in such a little space, but his main...

November 2014

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...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Saturday of Trinity 19 – Matthew 19:1-15

Matthew 19:1-15 Jesus’ teaching on divorce seems so hardcore to us modern, or post-modern, Christians. ...

October 10, 2014

Saturday of Trinity 16 – Matthew 11:20-30

Matthew 11:20-30 “Come unto Me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden, and I...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

Wednesday of Trinity 12 – Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14:1-12 One of my favorite things that came out of the Reformation was a...

September 08, 2014

Tuesday of Trinity 12 – Romans 13

Romans 13 What is the strongest substance known to man? On the Moh’s scale, it...

September 01, 2014

Tuesday of Trinity 11 – Romans 8:28-39

Romans 8:28-39 This God is a strange person, unlike any human we’ve ever met. It’s...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Thursday of Trinity 10 – Romans 7:1-13

Romans 7:1-13 “Wilt thou have this Woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after...

May 2014

May 08, 2014

Friday of 2nd Sunday after Easter – 1 Peter 5:1-7

1 Peter 5:1-7 When my oldest daughter Renee was 2, I began to write...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Tuesday of Holy Week – John 15:17-27

John 15:17-27 “These things I command you, that you love one another” (verse 17). “And...

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...