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Texts: 1 Kings 22:29-45 and 2 Kings 1:2-17 The history books have this snarky line – “Now the rest of the acts of [King's Name], and his might that he showed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel/Judah.” At the death of each king that line appears. . . . → Read More: And End and What a beginning… Text: 1 Kings 22:1-28 The books of the history of Judah and Israel (1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles) are some of my favorites to read. If you’ve got small males running around the house these are some good bedtime stories – the Arch books like this one or the Brick Testament (the bible . . . → Read More: A very surprising text…Satan in Heaven The gospel text for the day was Mark 16:1-20 or the ending of the gospel. The non-scripture reading that was paired with it just bowled me over to the point that you wonder if it was just another “preacher story” – truthfully I would hope that it was a pious fiction, but sorrowfully knowing that . . . → Read More: Born in a grave… Text: Mark 14:1-11 Jesus will issue the disciples commands like watch! or like love one another. He will also tell us to forget things – like God forgetting our sins. There are only two things that Jesus says remember. We hear the one every communion Sunday – Do this (bread and wine, body & . . . → Read More: What we remember – What God remembers A quick note – I’ve been a slacker about writing most of this summer. It has been a summer full – full of joys and of sorrows. I intend to get back to a 3 – 4 day a week cycle God willing. Text: Mark 13:28-37 Maybe it is a psychological thing, my good daughter Anna . . . → Read More: The turn to fall, the fig and the command to Watch! Text: Luke 23:26-31 I’m taking a break from 1 Samuel because of the Gospel text of the day. This text to me has always been one of the scariest in all of scripture. To who is this warning given? Most commentators take it only as specifically to Jerusalem and warning once again of what . . . → Read More: The trouble with prophecy Text: 1 Sam 13:5-18 Being king is a big job. Saul just never seemed up to the task. His dad, a wealthy land owner, had tasked him with the donkeys and apparently wasn’t too concerned if he went missing for quite a few days. At his corronation they have to dig him out from . . . → Read More: A question of authority – 1 Sam 13:5-18 Texts: 1Samuel 4:1-11, 1Samuel 5:1-12, 1Samuel 6:1-16 The three text sections above carry the full tale of the Ark. The Israelites under old Eli have gone to war with the Philisitnes and were being slaughtered, so they think “let’s bring the Ark out with us!” This of course is the Indiana Jones Ark, along with . . . → Read More: Adventures with the Ark Text: 1 Samuel 2:12-26 I got a kick when the phrase “…before I go Old Testament on you…” entered into the vocabulary of every 6th grader. (If I remember right it was from Pulp Fiction which I can’t explain why 6th graders would be watching that movie.) The phrase actually captures some of the flavor . . . → Read More: Growing up Old Testament Text: Luke 20:19-26 The last thing that I’d want to do is wade into a political mine field, but the text before me today contains the famous reply of Jesus, “Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar’s, and to God, what is God’s.” It is a reply that asks us at a fundamental level to examine priorities. . . . → Read More: Life Priorities |
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