"That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works" (Psalm 26.7, KJV)
I Samuel 28:3-6 It’s frightening to come to a point or place in life and find that you have no idea where to go next. Take Saul, for example. He stands today without counsel and without a clue what to… Read moreFirst Sunday in October
I’ve had house to myself this week since my wife had to travel because of work And while there’s a bit of pleasure in being at home alone, mostly I spent the time counting the hours until her plane landed…. Read moreEighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Jeremiah 8:20 Jeremiah’s words “Harvest is past, summer ended” have me thinking less about what is said in that book and more about the world around me this week. For us, summer is not quite ended, but autumn draws near… Read moreSeventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Psalm 14 “There’s no God.” According to our Psalmist, only a fool would say such a thing. I suppose, then, I would be among the fools of this world. And, to be honest, I don’t know if that’s the most… Read moreSixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Psalm 139 Psalm 139, like many within that ancient songbook, has an introduction. The Hebrew version of this introduction says something to the effect that this song is “to the leader, of David.” However, in the Greek version (called the… Read moreFifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 14:1, 7-14 As far back as I can remember I’ve taken Jesus’ statements about how to pick a seat at the banquet literally. Early on, I suppose, it made sense from a standpoint of humility. Don’t try and be… Read moreFourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 13:10-17 This week, we encounter the call story of the prophet Jeremiah. In one of those long, detailed conversations with the Divine that only the prophets of old seemed to have. God tells our young prophet-to-be that… Read moreThirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Psalm 80, Luke 12:49-56 My wife and I love the movie Moonstruck. Just the other night we sat outside as the sun was setting and a red sky gave way to darkness trading lines from the movie (not an uncommon… Read moreTwelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Genesis 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 It wasn’t my idea to leave, you remember that don’t you? Dad’s business wasn’t booming, but we were doing well. I didn’t love the work, but it was a good job. Heck, in those times,… Read moreEleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Hosea 11:1-11 Last week, in the Gospel reading, Jesus told a story about the friend at midnight. You remember this one, it’s the story where, when his neighbor came knocking, the friend finally got out of bed not out of… Read moreTenth Sunday after Pentecost