So Jesus was baptized. He wasn’t in need of it: John the Baptist was quite plain about that, confessing that, truly, John was the one in need of baptism at…
Though Luke is a Gentile, a Christian, and one of Paul’s key helpers, and, as such, probably not very concerned with the details of Jewish law, he nonetheless is careful…
General, later President Eisenhower and, a few years after, General Douglas MacArthur were both honored by ticker-tape parades. And no wonder—both had been at the strategic epicenter of bringing terrible,…
The most inconvenient part of our faith isn’t having to gather here on Sundays or listen to me preach, tedious though that can be. The most inconvenient part of our…
Something called intermittent fasting seems to be a thing. There may be something to it. Humans have been finding value in fasting, especially spiritual value, for a very long time. …
But we’ve always done it that way. What is that tried-and-true definition of insanity: repeating the same actions while expecting a different result? Because Jesus did not do the things…
At some point, you may have wondered why we do church the way we do. If you worship elsewhere when you’re on vacation—I hope you do!—you’ve noticed that different churches…
Between what we last heard from Luke and what we just heard, Jesus has performed additional healings, called additional disciples, and established that he is the Lord of the Sabbath:…
I dread getting God’s Word wrong. In the interests of full disclosure, this proclaimer of God’s Word also dreads parts of God’s Word. There are parts that seem hard to…
God’s Word of hope is persistent, dogged; it can’t be stopped, silenced, or driven out. That doesn’t mean the powerful of the earth will not try to eradicate this holy…