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July 2018

July 30, 2018

Revelation 16 and the Cross of Christ

What if we saw Revelation 16 as applying not just to the enemies of God,...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

John 10:1-30 – The Good Shepherd Part III

You want to know something? Jesus didn't "feel" like being crucified either.

March 2017

March 24, 2017

Luke 9:46-62 – The Next Stop on the Glory Train

Jesus is leading us on the glory train to heaven, but the next stop is...

February 2017

February 13, 2017

Mark 15:16-32 – The King on the Cross

So you think YOU'VE had a bad day?

February 01, 2017

Mark 13:1-13 – the suffering and the sweetness

Stretched between the hope of glory on the one hand and the reality of suffering...

January 2017

January 02, 2017

January 3 – 1 John 3:13-24 – Love is something you do

Love is hard, for to love is to give yourself to someone

October 2016

October 05, 2016

Matthew 11:20-30 – The Yoke’s on Me

The yoke's on me.

April 2016

April 07, 2016

Friday of 1st Sunday after Easter – 1 Peter 2:18-25

1 Peter 2:18-25 One year when I was teaching freshman English at All Saints Episcopal...

April 03, 2016

Monday of 1st Sunday after Easter – 1 Peter 1:1-12

1 Peter 1:1-12 “Blessed are those that have not seen and yet have believed” (John...

March 2016

March 24, 2016

Good Friday – 1 Peter 2:11-25

1 Peter 2:11-25 One year when I was teaching freshman English at All Saints Episcopal...

March 15, 2016

Wednesday in Lent 5 – John 12:20-33

John 12:20-33 “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.” “Here...

March 08, 2016

Thursday of Lent 4 – Mark 13:1-13

Mark 13:1-13 The situation that Jesus describes seems remotely close and familiar. It stretches back...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

Tuesday of Lent 2, 2016 – John 10:1-30 – Part III

John 10:1-30 – Part III Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, both knows and leads His...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

The Curse

Under the curse, our Hero becomes so identified with the Curse that He actually became...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Thursday of the Sunday Next Before Advent – 2 Peter 2:10-22

2 Peter 2:10-22 We must be careful with the way we present the gospel of...

July 2015

July 05, 2015

Monday of 5th Sunday in Trinity – Luke 9:46-62

Luke 9:46-62 “But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the...

April 2015

April 02, 2015

The Satanic Scripture Scholars – John 19:1-37

John 19:1-37 Though the Morning Prayer lesson for this morning is John 18, I’ve chosen...

March 2015

March 24, 2015

The Resurrection is THE Theology

both my death and my resurrection are here now, but not yet

January 2015

January 02, 2015

January 3, 2015 – 1 John 3:13-24

1 John 3:13-24 St. John has a one-track mind. Now normally we say this as...

October 2014

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...

April 2014

April 27, 2014

Monday of 1st Sunday after Easter – 1 Peter 1:1-12

1 Peter 1:1-12 “Blessed are those that have not seen and yet have believed” (John...

April 17, 2014

Good Friday – 1 Peter 2:11-25

1 Peter 2:11-25 One year when I was teaching freshman English at All Saints Episcopal...

April 08, 2014

Wednesday in Lent 5 – John 12:20-33

John 12:20-33 “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.” “Here...

April 02, 2014

Thursday of Lent 4, 2014 – Mark 13:1-13

Mark 13:1-13 The situation that Jesus describes seems remotely close and familiar. It stretches back...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Thursday of the Sunday Next Before Advent – 2 Peter 2:10-22

2 Peter 2:10-22 We must be careful with the way we present the gospel of...

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...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Monday of 5th Sunday in Trinity – Luke 9:46-62

Luke 9:46-62 “But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Good Friday – John 19:1-37

John 19:1-37 Though the Morning Prayer lesson for this morning is John 18, I’ve chosen...

March 18, 2013

Tuesday of 5th Sunday in Lent – 1 Corinthians 15:20-34

1 Corinthians 15:20-34 My life is a frustrating and confusing one. God loves me and...

January 2013

January 15, 2013

Wednesday of Epiphany 4 – Colossians 2:6-19

Colossians 2:6-19 I don’t think we really understand the magnitude of this New Life that...