Missing the Obvious
January 29, 2012 - Mark 1:21-28
They were all amazed and kept asking one another, “What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”
In 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright sent a telegram to their sister in Dayton, OH from Kitty Hawk, NC, w...
The Sometimes Annoying Wideness of God's Mercy
January 22, 2012 - Jonah 3: 1-5, 10
When God saw what they [the Ninevites] did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said that he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.
It is frequently commented upon that in the Lutheran church pastors d...
All Are Called to Come, See, Follow and Invite
January 15, 2012 - 1 Sam. 3:1-20, John 1:43-51
Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Philip found Nathanael and said to him, &ld...
Living the Baptismal Life
January 8, 2012 - Mark 1:4-11
And just as [Jesus] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with whom I am well pleased.
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What's in a Name?
January 1, 2012 - Numbers 6:22-27; Luke 2:15-21
After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Grace and peace to you from God the Father and Jesus Christ, the child born of Mary and Word made flesh. Amen.
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