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June 2015

June 25, 2015

Friday of Trinity 3 – Luke 7:36-50

Luke 7:36-50 I wonder sometimes if we really understand or remember how great the forgiveness...

June 16, 2015

Wednesday of 2nd Sunday after Trinity – Luke 5:27-39

Luke 5:27-39 St. Paul is fond of saying that we must take off the old...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

Friday of Pentecost Sunday (Ember Friday) – 2 Corinthians 3

2 Corinthians 3 You and I are God’s love letter to the world. That is...

May 25, 2015

Monday of Pentecost Sunday – 1 Corinthians 3:9-17

1 Corinthians 3:9-17 In I Corinthians 3:16 St. Paul makes a startling statement that, if...

May 21, 2015

Friday of the Sunday after the Ascension – Revelation 21:9-27

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

May 05, 2015

Wednesday of the 4th Sunday after Easter – Hebrews 12:18-29

Hebrews 12:18-29 The passage from Hebrews today is one of my all-time favorite passages of...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Wednesday of the 3rd Sunday after Easter – Hebrews 10:15-25

Hebrews 10:15-25 Having boldness to enter the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus,...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

Body of Christ Building

Paul’s major theme of the entire book of 1 Corinthians has been that you are...

February 2015

February 22, 2015

You are the Temple of God!

What more terrifyingly ecstatic words could be uttered than these: "You are the Temple of...

February 05, 2015

Friday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 7:1-13

Mark 7:1-13 “making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you...

February 01, 2015

Monday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:7-13

Mark 6:7-13 In this passage Jesus the Great Master sends out His disciples, in particular...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Joy

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

January 29, 2015

Heaven

If you set your mind to do these things, I guarantee you will see more...

November 2014

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 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....

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Friday of Trinity 12 – Romans 15:1-16

Romans 15:1-16 I love books. At my last count (taken several years ago), I have...

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...

April 2014

April 13, 2014

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 2014

February 18, 2014

Friday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 7:1-13

Mark 7:1-13 “making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you...

February 16, 2014

Monday of Septuagesima Sunday – Mark 6:7-13

Mark 6:7-13 In this passage Jesus the Great Master sends out His disciples, in particular...

February 04, 2014

Wednesday of the 4th Sunday after the Epiphany – John 7:1-13

John 7:1-13 “For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to...

January 2014

January 10, 2014

January 11 – Romans 11:13-27

Romans 11:13-27 As with a lot of the book of Romans, the thorny issue of...

January 09, 2014

January 10 – Romans 10:1-21

Romans 10:1-21 “The Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart,” St....

January 01, 2014

January 2 – Hebrews 4:1-13

Hebrews 4:1-13 Having chronic fatigue, I can definitely relate to rest. It makes me tired...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

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 2013

November 25, 2013

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

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

November 04, 2013

Tuesday Trinity 23 – Colossians 1:18-2:5

Colossians 1:18-2:5 Bigfoot. The Bermuda Triangle. UFOs. Crop Circles. Sock Disappearances. What is the greatest...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Friday Trinity 22 – 2 John

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

October 14, 2013

Tuesday of the 20th Sunday after Trinity – 1 Timothy 4:6-16

1 Timothy 4:6-16 St. Paul speaks once again of the need for St. Timothy to...

June 2013

June 23, 2013

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...