This Sunday is Palm Sunday and our scripture is Matthew 21:1-11. Jesus comes into Jerusalem riding on not one but TWO animals! A donkey and her colt. The disciples are in the processional and a crowd of people are throwing their clothes and palm branches on the road to pave the way for Jesus. And […]
Ephesians 5:6-14 is our scripture for this Sunday. Paul is calling out the converts to Christianity. Many scholars believe that congregation was mainly Gentile. So, of course, there are problems. There is this spiritual conflict facing many, if not all, in that congregation. Many are living as if they are children of ignorance instead as
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Sunday’s scriptures are from Exodus and Matthew. In Exodus 24, Moses is led to the mountain. In Matthew 17, Jesus leads Peter, James, and John to another mountain. While there are similarities in the stories, there is one difference I wish to highlight: Moses embraces the mystery and glory of God while the disciples think
Psalm 27 is the scripture for this Sunday. The psalm is attributed to David and it is a psalm of trust. While that title is not in the superscription, there are elements of trust in this psalm. The first six verses describe who God is: Light, salvation, fortress, and shelter. Does David need to fear?
Our scriptures this Sunday are Isaiah 11:1-10 and Matthew 3:1-12. At first glance, Isaiah seems more hopeful than Matthew. Isaiah speaks of new growth, a new leader, and a new world where all will dwell together in peace. On the other hand, John the Baptist in Matthew seems to give us a bleaker picture of
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Psalm 32 and Luke 19:1-10 are the scriptures for this Sunday. In Psalm 32, David teaches us that fessing up to our shortcomings is the right thing to do. Furthermore, God rejoices when we fess up and is ready to embrace us! When we let something eat away at us or if we were to
Psalm 91 is the text for this Sunday. The psalm comes second in the section of Psalms, commonly called Book IV. We don’t exactly know what its function is as there is no superscription (like Psalm 90 or Psalm 92). It has elements of being some sort of liturgy when one entered the Temple
1 Timothy 2:1-7 is our scripture for this Sunday. Paul is giving Timothy a list of instructions. First and foremost: Pray! Pray for neighbors, strangers, friends, enemies, and those in authority. Why? Because it pleases God! It pleases God to have that holy conversation when we lift up people in prayer whether they are experiencing
Our scripture for Sunday is 1 Timothy 1:12-17. Paul starts out with a thank you. A thank you for what? He gives Christ thanks for being appointed to the ministry of preaching and teaching, even though Paul used to be the main adversary for the early Church. He used to hunt down followers of “The
This Sunday, we will be in Jeremiah 2:1-13. God had a difficult call for the Prophet Jeremiah to the people of Judah. It is the final years of the southern kingdom’s existence before their fall to the Babylonians in 587 BCE. God is giving the people every chance to turn from their ways and follow
