5th Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, February 5, 2023 Scriptures: Isaiah 58:1-12 and Matthew 5:13-20 When the Constitution of the United States of America was first adopted, it was an amazing document…one of the only constitutions that existed anywhere in the world …
Devotional: “I’ve Got This,” Says the Lord
Scripture: Psalm 112 Theme: When we have done all we can do, perhaps it is time to step back and watch the Lord work…
4th Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, January 29, 2023 Scriptures: Micah 6: 2-8 and Matthew 5: 1-12 For almost 40 years, I have tried and tried and TRIED to cook as well as my wife. I have failed at this quest, often spectacularly. If …
Scripture: Micah 6: 1-8 Theme: The Bible gives SO many instructions for what God wants us to do. What can Micah 6 add to this?
3rd Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, January 22, 2023 Scriptures: Isaiah 9:1-4 and Matthew 4:12-25 In the mid 1970’s, there were three college dropouts named Steve, and Steve, and Bill, became fast friends and began working in the area of computer science. Imagine …
Devotional: Not By the Color of Their Skin
Theme: This is a tribute to Dr. King’s work and how his basic message is still relevant today.
2nd Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, January 15, 2023 Scripture: John 1:35-51 She was nothing much to look at. When I first got to know her, she was 95 years old and living in a retirement home in Lockhart, Texas. During her long life, …
Devotional: It’s Only a Couple of Bucks
Scripture: Deuteronomy 15: 7-11 Theme: Giving to the poor and needy bothers some of us. But if we claim to follow Scripture, we should be very careful…
Baptism of the Lord Sunday, January 8, 2023 Scriptures: Matthew 3:13-17; 14:1-12 and John 1:29-34 Today we celebrate and remember the day in which our Lord went to the Jordan River to be baptized by one of the greatest prophets …