Luke 24: 1-12 Old bankers never die; they just lose their balance. Old mail carriers never die; they just lose their zip. Old school superintendents never die; they just lose their principles. Old photographers never die; they just stop developing. Old lawyers never die; they just lose their appeal. Old preachers on Easter never die;…
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I Choose Palm Today
Luke 19: 29-40 Either Palm or Passion today. Considering all the predicaments related to the pandemic and all the accounts forwarded to us regarding the war in Europe, perhaps for now, we’ve had enough passion. I choose Palm for today. Palm Sunday. If we do not hear the acclaim and rejoicing from the whole multitude…
A Dead End?
Luke 13: 31-35 From a blogpost I wrote in February of 2015: “I’ve thought about erasing my master of divinity degree from my resume. Perhaps, by so doing, I’d look less educated, more hirable and more normal. But the thought comes to me regularly, I’ll never be normal.” That was a difficult time in our lives. We left the…
The Reality of Our Identity
Luke 4: 1-13 On this first Sunday in Lent, we’re hearing about the temptations of Jesus. An old time cowboy went with his friend to hear an evangelist in a very wild western town. The evangelist preached for an hour on the Ten Commandments. Both cowpokes listened with rapt attention. On their way home one…
The Effect of Him
Luke 5: 1-11 Yes, I’ve said it and wrote it before. I love the miracles in the gospels. They thrill me to no end. This miracle of the great catch of fish that filled two boats is wonderful. Simon Peter and those with him were amazed at the catch of fish. After fishing all day…
He Can Read Your Mail
Luke 4: 21-30 “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown.” He was not. He carried a legacy of prophets not being accepted by their own town, region, nation. When he spoke, things changed, and the things that changed were the words of approval and favor many said about him. Their…
What We Know
Luke 4: 14-21 I heard Sylvester Croom, former head coach of Mississippi State football team, say earlier this week, “As a new head coach, you don’t know what you don’t know.” Let’s begin to know some things. Looking at what was fulfilled in the hearing of those in the synagogue in Nazareth, they and we…
We’re Attracted
Isaiah 60: 1-6; Matthew 2: 1-12 This begins the Christian worship season of Epiphany. This commemorates the presentation of God to the world in the form of Jesus, first as an infant, next as one baptized in the Jordan, and, lastly as the transfigured one on the mountain. The world is attracted to Jesus. The…
For the Young and the Old
Luke 1: 39-45 Elizabeth was said to be barren (1: 7), and Mary said she was a young woman/a virgin (1: 27). Zechariah reacted to what Gabriel told him, “How will I know this is so? I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years?” Elizabeth was too old, and Mary…
He’s Drawing Close to You
Luke 21: 25-33 Advent means coming. About six and a half years ago, we were in a difficult financial position. I made an error in making a past due payment on our Verizon account. I paid the whole bill, which we couldn’t afford, instead of the past due amount only. It hamstrung our finances. It…
Psalm 102 in The Message 