Leviticus 17 One of the beautiful things that we see throughout all the Scriptures is that the Lord always wants his people to have...

Leviticus 16 The Day of Atonement was given to the people of Israel to remind them that if God is to dwell in their midst, then the...

Leviticus 10:1-20 The book of Leviticus is, at its heart, a book which centers around the God’s desire to dwell in the midst of his...

John 14:1-14 "In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?" If...

Exodus 34:29-35:21 Spiritually speaking, there’s a kind of chemical reaction that occurs when righteousness and sin collide. That...

Isaiah 52:7-10 Yesterday, in our text about the Roman Centurion who asks for Jesus to heal his servant, I talked about the beautiful...

Luke 7:1-17 The Roman centurion knows that he is an outsider, which is why he has some of the Jewish leaders go to Christ on his behalf...

Luke 6:1-19 Why do the Pharisees get so furious with Jesus over his refusal to obey their Sabbath regulations? And why does Jesus seem to...

Luke 5:17-39 Yesterday we saw that when Jesus calls men to follow him he calls sinners. Even Peter himself recognizes his own...

Luke 5:1-16 In this morning’s reading from Luke, Jesus demonstrates the power and authority of his Word to Peter, James, and John by...

Luke 4:31-44 Today is tax day. Our annual reminder to render unto Caesar. A reminder that we live out our lives in what Luther called...

Luke 4:16-30 The gospel is good news for those who want good news. It’s good news for the poor who always seem to be targets for...

Hebrews 12:1-24 When Christians suffer, we don’t suffer the way the world does. We don’t suffer like the unbeliever who flails about with...

Exodus 17 Moses has an easy job. He doesn’t have to think for himself or act for himself when it comes to the myriad problems before him....

Hebrews 10:19-39 Our reading from the book of Hebrews this morning opens tells us that, because of Jesus’ once-for-all sacrifice on the...

To accompany the reading of St. Luke's passion narrative. When it comes to his suffering, Jesus does not need or want our pity. He chose...

Based upon St. Mark's passion narrative I imagine that Barabbas must have been a disappointment to his family. His name means “Son of...

To follow the reading of St. Matthew's Passion Narrative It is not good for a man to be alone. That’s why, in the beginning, God does not...

Exodus 5:1-6:1 In this morning’s reading, Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh and speak God’s demand that his people be given the freedom to...

Exodus 4:19-31; Mark 15:16-32 For all its strangeness, (what with talk of circumcision and bridegrooms of blood) this interlude between...