Watching strangers Andrew Papke and Adrian Early shake hands and exchange pleasantries would seem ordinary—if you didn’t know that this was a meeting between a man whose drunk driving killed…
Lectionary blog for Nov 24, 2019 Christ the King Sunday Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 1:68-79; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 Friends, we have done it together: we made it through another liturgical…
How to find balance is one of life’s perpetual questions, and its answer is one of life’s most elusive. No matter what season of life we are in, we have…
Responding to a leadership crisis in Corinth, the apostle Paul wrote: “Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries” (1 Corinthians 4:1). A…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 17, 2019 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 12:2-6; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 Like many of my age group, when the “Left Behind” books…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 10, 2019 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Haggai 1:15b–2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 While talking with some Christian friends a few months…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 3, 2019 21st Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10 As we celebrate Reformation Day this week, we think…
Have you heard that today’s youth and young adults don’t want anything to do with religion and there’s nothing we can do to get them interested in church? That would…
Art holds a special place in human expression. More than simply passing along information, it also conveys human experience and deep emotions—sorrow, love, passion, anger, longing, joy, hope and so…
Lectionary blog for Oct 27, 2019 20th Sunday after Pentecost Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-7, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Whenever I teach Bible for seminary classes, my primary goal…
Lectionary blog for Oct 20, 2019 19th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 31:27-34; Psalm 119:97-104; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 I feel that among Christians the law gets a bad rap—especially…
Peter Mayer’s new album Passages (Little Flock Music) showcases his poetic approach to faith-based songwriting. It also features his accomplished guitar playing—Mayer has been lead guitarist in Jimmy Buffett’s Coral…
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