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In light of goodness that cannot be fully articulated, even with a profusion of words, Ephesians expresses hope for a maturing faith that comes to grasp Christ’s place in the universe and the church’s participation (...)

If you are considering this psalm selection for Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is whether your sermon text will be only verses 1-7a or the (...)

On the festival of the Epiphany, the church celebrates the coming of all nations to God’s light, now shining forth in Jesus of Nazareth. In Christ, the kingdom of God is thrown open to all! (...)

Let’s go with the snow. It stands out in the text, because it is rare in the Bible, as it is in Palestine. Like all the psalms, this poetic text contains many more rich images (...)

“Praise the Lord.” What more is there to say? “Praise the Lord.” Period. The psalmist has offered five ways to proclaim praise to the Lord with the five Hallelujah Psalms that conclude the Psalter. Even (...)

What will it take for us to see — really see? What will it take for us to see Jesus for whom he really is? What will it take for us to see God? And (...)

The psalms immediately preceding Psalm 25 form a collection that is arranged in a chiastic pattern as follows: A Psalm 15: entrance liturgy   B Psalm 16: psalm of assurance     C Psalm 17: individual lament       D (...)

The texts for this Sunday provide the preacher with a whole kaleidoscope of themes and images. We hear of snakes in the desert (Numbers 21, John 3:14), shipwrecks at sea (Psalm 107), and grace, faith, (...)

“Our senses attach all the scorn, all the revulsion, all the hatred that our reason attaches to crime, to affliction … (E)verybody despises the afflicted to some extent, although practically no one is conscious of (...)

Why is it called “Maundy Thursday?”1 That was my question as I began looking at these texts for the Thursday of Holy Week. You’d think I would know the answer to that question, having attended (...)