As a pastor, I value a Sunday Lectionary, the Church Year, and the centrality of the One-in-seven for its inherent possibilities for nourishing the
The Power of Christ in Word and Sacraments
From the Old Testament Reading Ninth Wednesday after Trinity “And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your
How God’s Garden Grows: Can You Hear the Parable of the Sower?
Somewhere in the crowd sat a sower. There was likely a carpenter there. We know that there were religious leaders. There may have been an older woman
When God’s Word is Recovered, True Faith is Reformed (2 Kings 22)
It is possible for people to be searching for an answer that is already in front of them. I shall never forget a particularly hectic motor car trip
Thanksgiving: The Essential Ingredient to True Christian Worship
Our reading for this Thanksgiving Day service is a Psalm that is entitled in the King James, “A Psalm of praise.” But the Hebrew word for Praise here,
Let us Seek His Anointing that We May Minister with Power
I wonder if there is something that is missing in your life as a believer in Christ? As a minister of His Gospel? I wonder if that one missing thing