Parable of the Ten Virgins (Teaching lesson)
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom. 2 Five of them...
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Bus Stop Bob
Sep 3, 20178 min read
Please hold for Jesus
In church this morning the priest read the following words from Matthew: “Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem...
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Bus Stop Bob
Aug 18, 201713 min read
The Messiah, the Son of the living God
Matthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man...
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Bus Stop Bob
Aug 2, 201713 min read
It is what comes from the mouth that defiles
When my son was three-and-a-half, we took him to Orlando for a Disney World vacation. While there, we went to a dinner theater that...
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Bus Stop Bob
Jul 25, 20179 min read
The Transfiguration
[This observation is based on the readings listed by the Episcopal Lectionary, for Year A Pentecost, as Proper 13] The main definition of...
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Bus Stop Bob
Jun 23, 201710 min read
Romans 6:12-23 - Slaves to sin
Romans 6:12-23 Do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer present your members to...
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Bus Stop Bob
Jun 13, 20178 min read
Trinity Sunday, June 10, 2017
In the Trinity Sunday readings for June 11, 2017, the majority of the text comes from the Creation story. We read all of Genesis chapter...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 19, 20149 min read
Sheep and goats in the pasture of Christianity
When I first began understanding Nostradamus, I was amazed with what I was seeing. I felt how important it was for everyone in the world...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 17, 20147 min read
Understanding the parable of the talents
For any church, in any place, that schedules their “Stewardship Drive” for pledges to fund the budget for the coming year, based on the...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 16, 20147 min read
Being prepared for when it is time to be with God
When I was a child, I was a Cub Scout. For a short time I was a Boy Scout. I quit scouting because it did not seem like fun, and I...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 15, 20149 min read
The benefits you enjoy today are due the efforts of those before you
I used to drive a package car for U.P.S. United Parcel Service had, at that time, such a reputation that they did not advertise in ANY...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 15, 20148 min read
God is a loving God, but it helps to understand God’s love
Raise your hands if you love “love.” Good. Now, raise your hands if you have children … or were ever a child. Now there is a combination...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 13, 20147 min read
The reality dramas of the Bible stories are like reruns that never stop entertaining
In the Exodus reading today, you have to think of it as a serial movie or television show: “Previously on Exodus, Moses comes down from...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 12, 20147 min read
Wedding crashers sometimes get caught and thrown out of the banquet
Years ago, when I was young and wild, I happened to be in southern Florida. Because I knew a friend who had moved there, close to where...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 12, 20146 min read
Knowing the laws is only the first step in God’s plan
I was born in the capitol city of my home state. I spent the first three years of my life living in an urban, midtown apartment, where...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 10, 20148 min read
Growing from innocent babies into responsible adult Christians
When I was a driver for U.P.S., my route was in a rural community. The town’s Main Street was on the line between two counties, so half...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 9, 20148 min read
In the company of God, you are expected to provide customer service
Everyone has heard of “customer service.” As customers, we expect to be served. Businesses depend on customers, so they have to be...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 9, 20148 min read
Once you walk into the parted sea, on dry ground, it is too late to start thinking about swimming le
When I was young and first in college, taking physical education classes was mandatory. Besides a classroom course on health, where a...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 7, 20148 min read
Freedom from sin does not come by changing the rules
Freedom is an ideal in which Americans place a lot of value. We are the Land of the Free. We have the Liberty Bell and the Statue of...
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Bus Stop Bob
Nov 7, 20147 min read
Take up your cross and then lead, follow, or get out of the way
When I was a student in college, as an advanced age senior seeking a bachelor’s degree in psychology, one of my course instructors was...
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