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June 2015

June 06, 2015

Worship and justice in the feast of first fruits (Deuteronomy 26)

Yesterday's lectionary reading included a passage from Deuteronomy 26 that gives instructions on what the...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

Love and the day of judgment (1 John 4:17)

1 John 4 is one of the most comforting and life-giving chapters of the whole...

July 2014

July 15, 2014

“Try me, O Lord, and test me” (a prayer for integrity, Psalm 26:2-3)

Today's Daily Office reading included two verses from a psalm that comprise an awesome prayer...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

Culture war blindness: “I can see people but they look like trees walking”

Yesterday morning at our church staff meeting, we read the story of Jesus' double-healing of...

May 07, 2014

“Everything created by God is good” (1 Timothy 4:4)

I stumbled across a beautiful passage in my scripture reading today: 1 Timothy 4:4-5. Paul...

February 2014

February 13, 2014

Have you ever been thrown into hell or did you pluck your eyeball out in time? (Matthew 5:29)

Jesus says some pretty wild things, but this week's lectionary reading includes one of his...

February 10, 2014

“Don’t let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me”

God spoke to me this weekend through some loving criticism I got about my blog...

January 2014

January 08, 2014

“Do not believe every spirit” (1 John 4)

At the basilica's Monday mass, the epistle reading was from 1 John 4, which includes:...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Wisdom is to rest in Jesus

At our church staff meeting today, we looked at this reading from Matthew 11:25-30: At...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

“For the glory of Your name” (Psalm 79:9)

For about the past year, God has been giving me verses from psalms to memorize...

September 17, 2013

“Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…”

The gospel reading at my Monday mass was Luke 7:1-10, the story of the centurion...

June 2013

June 11, 2013

Paraklesis: a beautiful word (2 Corinthians 1)

The Daily Office reading for yesterday was the opening of Paul's second letter to the...

May 2013

May 14, 2013

The context of “going on to perfection” (Hebrews 6:1-3)

I came across the Biblical context of the Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection in yesterday's...

May 05, 2013

The kings of the Earth and the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:24)

The lectionary reading for last week was taken from Revelation 21-22 which describes the New...

May 04, 2013

How does Paul define sin? (Romans 14:13-23)

The Daily Office reading for today was Romans 14:13-23. I was particularly struck by verses...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

“This is eternal life” (John 17:3)

I had a powerful encounter with today's Daily Office reading. The gospel reading was John...

February 2013

February 06, 2013

Moses’ veil or mirrors of glory? 2 Corinthians 3:12-18

I had a very uncanny experience today with the Daily Office. In a blog post...

February 04, 2013

“We saw someone casting out demons in your name.”

Whoever is not against us is for us. Whoever is not for me is against...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

How many of us are like Cephas? (Galatians 2:11-21)

The Daily Office epistle for today was Galatians 2:11-21. In it, Paul talks about his...

January 08, 2013

Frantz Fanon and Isaiah 61

Isaiah 61 was the Daily Office Old Testament reading for today. Some of you will...

January 03, 2013

"Without faith it is impossible to please God"

The Daily Office New Testament reading for today, Hebrews 11:1-11, includes a common proof-text for...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Isaiah 10 and the fiscal cliff

When I read something in the Bible and I think I shouldn't say anything about...

December 06, 2012

From fear and trembling to refuge (Psalm 2)

I have always had a particular attraction to Philippians 2:12, "Work out your salvation with...

December 03, 2012

Why worship without justice dishonors God (Isaiah 1:10-20)

Isaiah 1:10-20 is a sobering prophetic passage in which God reams out the Israelites for...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Sinners, judgment, and fear in Psalms 25

I knew something was missing from my spiritual rhythm the last two weeks and this...

October 2012

October 12, 2012

Peace and hunger (Micah 3:5-6)

"Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who cry 'Peace'...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

The fear of the Lord & the comfort of the Spirit (Acts 9:31)

In the Daily Office scripture reading for Monday, a verse that caught my eye was...

August 03, 2012

“The enemy has laid waste to your sanctuary” (Psalm 74)

Psalm 74 from the Daily Office reading for today really speaks to my heart right...

August 03, 2012

"The enemy has laid waste to your sanctuary" (Psalm 74)

Psalm 74 from the Daily Office reading for today really speaks to my heart right...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Insults, Jared & Doug Wilson, and Chick-Fil-A (Romans 15)

The Daily Office epistle reading today was in Romans 15. I was most struck by...