Another Multitude of Lessons This week’s text is John 11: 1-45. This is another lengthy passage that contains multiple lessons that we could consider…
Most of God’s Chosen Don’t Look the Part As we march on through Lent, ever closer to the Cross and the Resurrection, we should consider who it is that…
A Variety of Lessons The text his week is John 9: 1-41. This is the tale of a man given his sight by Jesus and his reaction and the reaction to this of…
Huh? At least 30 years ago I was reading an article about the situation in Palestine. I don’t really need to reread it, the situation in Palestine is…
No Ordinary Guy As our journey continues during the Lenten season toward the Cross, we see Jesus traveling through Samaritan country. The text this week…
The Meaning of Repentance As we move forward in our Lenten journey, ever closer to the Cross and the empty tomb which lays beyond, it is helpful to ask…
Why Does This Remind Us of Football? The text this week is John 3: 1-17. This for me always reminds me of the crazy looking guy at football games. You…

February 2023

The Final Journey Begins Another Lenten season has begun. No doubt with a New Year’s Resolution-like list of things that the faithful will give up. The…
A Perfectly Human Jesus The text for this first Sunday in Lent is Matthew 4: 1-11. This is the justly famous tale of Jesus in the desert being tempted…
Remembering Who We Serve I am sad to report that most of the followers of Christ have gone silent in the face of the US led proxy war with Russia in the…
Revealing a Bit More This week is Transfiguration Sunday, in which Jesus is dramatically changed in front of several apostles on top of the mountain, as…
What are they and what is their purpose? Thankfully most words have definitions that are clear enough. There are some words that once had clear enough…