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July 2017

July 16, 2017

Who is the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is nothing less than the presence of Jesus Christ with His people.

June 2017

June 18, 2017

John 7:1-13 – Something Greater than a Miracle

Maybe God is angling for something more substantial and special than even miracles.

May 2017

May 24, 2017

John 2:13-25 – Cleansing the Temple

No more Bearded-Lady-Christs for me; no more Victorian Sissies; no more walking-in-the-garden-alone-while-the-dew-is-still-on-the-roses-because-the-joy-we-share-as-we-tarry-there-none-other-has-ever-known Jesus Blues.

March 2017

March 23, 2017

Luke 9:28-45 – The Glory of the Lord

Do you want to see the glory of God?

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 15, 2017

Mark 6:1-11 – Anointing the Body of Christ

Sometimes I have Sisyphean sissy fits.

February 05, 2017

Mark 14:1-11 – The Great Treasure

You own something of great worth.

January 2017

January 09, 2017

Mark 7:1-13 – traditions and the Word

“making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed...

December 2016

December 22, 2016

Mark 6:7-13 – You are Jesus’ presence

Because Jesus is God we may assume that He could just wave His hand and...

December 16, 2016

Mark 4:21-29 – “The Kingdom of Heaven = the Church = the people of God = disciples of Jesus Christ”

“The Kingdom of Heaven = the Church = the people of God = disciples of...

November 2016

November 21, 2016

Matthew 26:1-16 – Anointing the Body of Christ

I’m all out of spikenard and don’t have the money to buy some more.

October 2016

October 31, 2016

All Saints’ Day – The Communion of Saints

Modern man has excommunicated himself from the cosmos.

August 2016

August 18, 2016

What is the Bible?

What is the Bible, anyway? If you lived in the second century, what was the...

August 04, 2016

“I do,” says the Bride, the Church

We, the Church, take thee, Jesus Christ, to my wedded Husband, to have and to...

May 2016

May 22, 2016

The Continuing Miracle of Pentecost

You are the next Peter, and you are the one who God will use to...

April 2016

April 22, 2016

Lone Ranger Larry and Sunday Susan

Are you a Lone Ranger Larry or Sunday Susan?

March 2016

March 20, 2016

Monday of Holy Week – John 14:15-31

John 14:15-31 As Jesus prepared to leave this world and ascend into heaven, He made...

February 2016

February 07, 2016

Bear One Another’s Burdens

Why should I bear someone else's burden?

February 03, 2016

How God Kept His Promises to Abraham

God kept His promises to Abraham in ways better than Abraham could have imagined.

January 2016

January 28, 2016

Faith In and Faithfulness To Jesus Christ

Let’s paint vivid pictures of Christ!

January 26, 2016

Inflexible in Essentials, Flexible in All Else

Be inflexible in the essential things in life and flexible in the less essential things.

January 14, 2016

Friday of Epiphany 1- John 2:13-25

John 2:13-25 I love the fact that Jesus cleansed the Temple, and especially the fact...

January 02, 2016

How to Find Rest

Having chronic fatigue, I can definitely relate to rest. It makes me tired just to...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

Wednesday of the Fourth Sunday in Advent – Revelation 21:9-27

Revelation 21:9-27 I love playing the word association game. If someone says “Light,” then I...

December 21, 2015

Tuesday of the Fourth Sunday in Advent – Revelation 21:1-8

Revelation 21:1-8 Initial, progressive, final. Remember that: it will help you understand how Revelation can...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Tuesday of the Sunday Next Before Advent – 2 Peter 1:12-21

2 Peter 1:12-21 2 Peter 1:18-21 is perhaps the most important Scripture in Scripture about...

November 09, 2015

The Greatest Mystery in the World

Bigfoot. The Bermuda Triangle. UFOs. Crop Circles. Sock Disappearances.

November 05, 2015

Friday of Trinity 22 – 2 John

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

October 2015

October 19, 2015

Timothy & The Tradition

You have the same sacred obligation to guard the Word of God with both your...

July 2015

July 02, 2015

Saturday of 4th Sunday in Trinity – Luke 9:28-45

Luke 9:28-45 My all-time favorite opening sentence from a work of fiction (even better than...