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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The scriptures for this Sunday are Genesis 3 and Romans 5:12-21. For many reading this blog, Genesis 3 is a familiar story. It’s the story of how a perfect world created by God becomes tainted with sin. Our parents, Adam and Eve, in the garden did not follow the one rule God laid out for
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Here we are in between Palm Sunday and Easter. Holy Week is full of twists and turns. One day, Jesus is celebrated coming into Jerusalem. Then soon after, he shares a last meal with his friends and is betrayed. Handed over to Pilate, crucified, died, and buried. Yet, it doesn’t stop there! And that is
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There is a unique thread between Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 and Luke 19:28-40 that involves rocks! In Psalm 118:22, the Psalmist proclaims that the stone rejected by builders is now the cornerstone. Jesus tells the religious officials in Luke 19:40 after they tell him to silence the shouts of praise in the streets that even the
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This Sunday’s readings are Isaiah 43:16-21 and Psalm 126. In the aftermath of destruction and exile, the LORD speaks through the Prophet Isaiah to the people. The Israelites are reminded that they were delivered from the Egyptians. Yet! They are not to dwell on the past, but look around!!!!! Look! The LORD is doing a
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In Joshua 5:9, we read the words from the LORD to Joshua: “Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us “if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation.” These two passages are the scriptures for Sunday. And yes, there is a thread.
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Well, here we are approaching the middle of Lent. And continuing with the food and drink motif, this Sunday’s passages of Psalm 63:1-8 and Isaiah 55:1-9 are the focus. The background of Psalm 63 is of David in the desert. God, he says, is who his whole being desires. But, his body is worn and
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As I’ve been going on my walks in the late afternoon or going to the grocery store in the early evening, I have noticed a change. The days are certainly not as short as they were. I noticed it before last Sunday’s time change, but now, it’s blatantly obvious that the days are longer. And
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Today begins the Season of Lent. What is Lent, you ask? It’s a time of remembrance. It is a time of examining one’s own spiritual life. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which traditionally uses the ashes of the palms from last year’s Palm Sunday. Lent is a time to focus inwardly. To get our “house”
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