September 26, 2011 – 9:24 am
Reflections on the Expository Lectionary, September 26 – October 2, 2011 Monday Morning Psalm 145:1 One mistake that some Christians make is in their assumption that our task is to fill the pews or get people saved. Of course, the latter is important but it is a by-product of a greater aim. King David knew [...]
September 19, 2011 – 5:43 am
Reflections on the Expository Lectionary, September 19-25, 2011 Monday Morning Psalm 27:12-14 G. K. Chesterton once answered a London Times query that was put to a number of authors: “What’s wrong with the world?” Replies of a variety of lengths were offered but none so brief or profound as Chesterton’s. His answer was simply, “I am.” This [...]
September 12, 2011 – 6:38 am
Reflections on the Expository Lectionary, September 12-18, 2011 Monday Morning Judges 6:12 I have never had an angel of the Lord speak to me. I bet you have also never had this experience. Or have we? The English word comes from the Greek, (angelos); it is simply a transliteration of a word that really means [...]
September 5, 2011 – 9:24 am
Reflections on the Expository Lectionary, September 5-11, 2011 Monday Morning Galatians 3:1 Simon the magician or sorcerer believed in Jesus, it seems, because he thought Jesus was a magician who imparted to his students a stronger magic than they might already possess. This approach to Christianity is religious; it is following for what one gains. Christianity [...]
September 2, 2011 – 12:49 pm
Reflections on the Expository Lectionary, August 29 – September 4, 2011 Monday Morning Matthew 10:23 Here is a job that is never finished: evangelism. Even sharing the good news with Israel is a never-ending task. Everywhere one goes in the Name of Jesus, there will be someone to send you packing. Bold testimony will always bring persecution. The upside [...]
September 2, 2011 – 9:42 am
I saw this broken paver while on outreach Thursday night. For some reason, it made me think of Ohio. And then at a beginning of the year party for where Susan works… …broken sidewalk at this old Duke family mansion: Here are some more photos from that party. It was a gathering of five departments [...]