Text: Philippians 2:5-11, especially verse 8: “And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion, Series A Scripture has been analyzed more than any other book. One of the things that experts have suggested about this text…
Text: John 11:25-26, Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Series A Based on today’s readings you could think that today was a Sunday during the…
The topic of abortion is dominating the upcoming 2024 US presidential election, and we are roughly 50 days from said election. Since I am strongly in favor of granting unborn children the same rights as those who are already born, these observations will all be from a pro-life viewpoint. Observation 2: What the Bible says…
The topic of abortion is dominating the upcoming 2024 US presidential election, and we are roughly 50 days from said election. Since I am strongly in favor of granting unborn children that same rights as those who are already born, these observations will all be from a life-affirming viewpoint. Observation 1: Human beings are made…
It’s one of the most well known verses in the Bible so it should have its own day. Today is March 16, aka 3/16, so why not celebrate this great verse today? Say it with me:“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not…
King Solomon was not only the wisest and richest king in the Bible he was also a great builder. The temple and the palace he built in Jerusalem took over 20 years to complete. He also built a wall around the city of Jerusalem and at least four cities. But all this building came at…
This post is the second of a three-part series on the Pauline Epistles, the 13 books of the Bible that were written as letters by the Apostle Paul. Today’s focus will be on some of the highlights of the Pauline Epistles. As someone once said, “You can’t begin and end a sermon without a quote…
The Old Testament reading for Christmas Day includes the following verse from Isaiah: “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’” (Isaiah 52:7) When it comes to things of beauty in God’s…
Even with the new James Webb Space Telescope we still have the same problem Abraham had; we can’t even begin to count all the stars in the universe.
Most of us have can remember times when we have lost things and had to go looking for them. When you are looking for something, the thing you are looking for determines where you look. If you are looking for sunshine and warm weather, you look south. If you are seeking snow and cold Minnesota…
Mirror Neurons 