Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-11 Palm Sunday is one of those days of which I have specific memories from childhood. I couldn’t tell you what happened on the third Sunday…
The Father Gave His Son For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son that whosever believes in Him will not perish but shall have…
The Preacher's Horse: A circuit-riding preacher trained his horse to go when he said, “Praise the Lord,” and to stop when he said, “Amen.” One day, the horse ran toward…
1 Samuel 16:1-5b; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-7 Today’s set readings are a bit of a puzzle in that there’s a lot of different options from them. From the Hebrew tradition…
Psalm 95; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-15 Last Sunday we heard a lot about Abram, most importantly the news that he was chosen at random to receive a…
Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; John 3:1-17 Two weeks ago I asked you whether you had ever heard God speak to you. I also asked whether you had ever been in…
Genesis 2:1-4a; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 Today is a special day in the life and history of this church because today I am going to teach you the difference between…
Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 In today’s reading from the Hebrew Tradition, according to Exodus 22:12, we read that when God made an appointment with Moses…
Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20 A midrash in Judaism is a commentary or interpretation, perhaps even a short sermon where a rabbi takes a passage from scripture and…