August 24, 2025 Mark 12:38-40 (NRSVUE) Jesus Denounces the Scribes 38 As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces 39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! 40 They devour widows’ houses and forContinue reading ““Are You a Crazy Dog?””
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“Are you looking for a stick?”
August 17, 2025 Matthew 11:16-17 (NRSVUE) 16 “But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ Please consider helping us continue our ministry. You can give onlineContinue reading ““Are you looking for a stick?””
“Three Poisons”
August 3, 2025 John 13:34-35 (NRSVUE) 34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” Please consider helping us continue our ministry. You can giveContinue reading ““Three Poisons””
“All Rise”
August 3, 2025 Proverbs 15:1 (NRSVUE) A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Please consider helping us continue our ministry. You can give online HERE.
“The Liars’ Club”
July 27, 2025 Luke 16:1-13 (NRSVUE) The Parable of the Dishonest Manager 16 Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2 So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? GiveContinue reading ““The Liars’ Club””
“Three Stories”
July 20, 2025 Matthew 14:13-21 (NRSVUE) 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them and cured theirContinue reading ““Three Stories””
“That Perennial Question”
July 13, 2025 Job 1:13-19, 22 (NRSVUE) 13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, 15 and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am theContinue reading ““That Perennial Question””
“America the Beautiful?”
July 6, 2025 We appologize for the inconvenience, we are currently experiencing technical difficulties. “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL?”PHILIPPIANS 4:8-9 A DisclaimerAcross this land, there are preachers who will tell their parishioners exactly what to think and what to believe. I hope you know by now that I am not one of those preachers. As a MinisterContinue reading ““America the Beautiful?””
“The Unbearable”
June 29, 2025 John 16:12-15, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and heContinue reading ““The Unbearable””
“A Death Bed Prayer”
June 15, 2025 John 17:20-26, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition “I ask not only on behalf of these but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us,Continue reading ““A Death Bed Prayer””
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