A while back, one of our church members asked, “What is the blood of Christ?” We had just begun our Lenten program on Wednesday nights,...

Today we are into the fifth day of Lent.  We are one-eighth of the way to the Resurrection of our Lord in us individually, when we should...

We have entered Lent.  That means we will spend forty days preparing for the Resurrection of Christ, as recognized on Easter Sunday....

This is the last Sunday of the season of Epiphany.  This coming Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Today’s lessons focus...

Moses obeyed God when he told the “congregation of the people of Israel … You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.” Paul told...

Here we are on the sixth Sunday after the Epiphany.  There are three weeks before the first Sunday of Lent.  So we are still getting fat,...

According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, under “Fasting and Fast Days,” it is said, “The Rabbis compared fasting to sacrifice, and...

In the reading from the letter to the Hebrews, we are told, “Since God’s children share flesh and blood, Jesus himself likewise shared...

In chapter 3 of Matthew, we read of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus. The heavens opened, a dove lit on Jesus, and the voice of God was...

In this season of Epiphany, we now see Jesus as the anointed one, the Messiah, with the dove of heaven upon him.  Two disciples of John...

Last Monday was Epiphany.  This is the first Sunday after.  Who brought the king cake? The season of Mardi Gras is upon us.  It is...

In the reading options for today, there are three readings that focus in on the life of Jesus after his birth, beyond the nativity, until...

Zion (or Sion) means “highest point.”  This word is often seen as a reference to the city named Jerusalem.  Yet, the political movement...

Here we are on the Sunday before Christmas.  We will celebrate the birth of our Savior on Wednesday. Today we prepare for that event by...

Reading this Gospel this week made me think of the movie, Taxi Driver, where a young Robert DeNiro was looking into his mirror,...

We are now just 17 days from Christmas, the symbolic birthday of Christ.  Today is the second Sunday of the Advent liturgical season. ...

When I first met my wife, Lyn, and had my first feelings of deep and profound love for her, I made her a CD of love songs. The songs were...

Happy New Year! We begin a new year in the church’s cycle of the lessons we teach, of God and Christ.  May Christ be born anew in you,...

I mentioned last week that today, Christ the King Sunday, marks the end of a cycle.  It not only ends the season of Pentecost, but next...

Here we are in the middle of November.  Halloween has come and gone.  Now, Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  Next Sunday is the...