22-Nov-20 Ezekiel 34:11-16 Our Scripture passage for this morning is probably not your usual or expected Thanksgiving text. The psalm was nice, though, don’t you think? Next to the 23rd psalm, psalm 100 is very popular. It speaks of how good it is to be God’s sheep, how great it is to have God as […]
Month: November 2020
Intending to Make It
15-Nov-20 Matthew 25:1-13 Matthew chapter twenty-five, is for me, at least right now, the most frightening chapter in the entire Bible. It is a chapter that irritates us in the deepest parts of our souls. It is a chapter that we have desperately tried to ignore. It is a chapter that challenges us to engage […]
08-Nov-20 1Thessalonians 1:1-10 The folks in the church at Thessalonica were deeply loved by the Apostle Paul. Now that part’s not so unusual. Paul loved all of the churches with which he was associated. But in addition to love, he also had deep affection for them. Paul is very excited about the work that this […]
Strangely Warmed
01-Nov-20 Luke 24:13-43 It was just a couple of guys, followers of Jesus, heading home after what must have been the most disappointing week of their lives. They no doubt had been present on Palm Sunday, when Jesus had marched with his disciples into the city of Jerusalem, and hopes were certainly high that Jesus […]