Matthew 2:13-23 Merry Christmas! It may be December 29, but the Christmas season continues for another week! While today’s gospel reading is a Christmas reading, it is not one of my favorites; the reason is simple; it does not tell about the happy events of Christmas. Traditionally it is known Read more…
Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 2:1-20 Merry Christmas! I’ve often wondered what it might have sounded like, were I to have been able to eavesdrop on Mary and Joseph as they made their way from Nazareth to Bethlehem and then into Christmas morning. Obviously, their trip would not have been an easy Read more…
Luke 2:1-20 Merry Christmas! Everything seems such a rush, a blur; everything, at this time of the year it’s just too much! It seems all I’ve been doing is buying, going to the post office, writing sermons, preparing services, wrapping gifts, visiting everyone that is sick and homebound and doing Read more…
Luke 2:1-20 & Matthew 2:1-12 Joseph Merry Christmas! It warms my heart that you are celebrating this most special of days; I was there, Joseph is my name; let me tell you what happened; it would be good if I started at the beginning of things. It was wonderful thing Read more…
Matthew 11:2-11 Come, Lord Jesus! It never ceases to amaze me! You would think that those who were blessed with the opportunity to see and to hear Jesus and maybe also witness his miraculous healings and feedings would have absolutely no difficulty in believing that Jesus was the Messiah of Read more…
Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13 Come Lord Jesus, Come! The Apostle Paul expected Jesus’ return to be soon, very soon. In his letter to the Romans he quoted Isaiah saying, “The root of Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall hope.” Of Read more…
Matthew 24:36-44 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Often, when I’m reading the prophetic writings of Isaiah, Paul and even Jesus’ own words, I think that we may have things all wrong. We focus exclusively upon that one great and horrible day, Read more…