Living the Lectionary

Acts 8:26-40 The Ethiopian eunuch was well respected in the court of Candice but in Jerusalem denied access to the temple of the faith he...

My longtime friend and colleague Kevin Kanouse was re-called to be the shepherd of the Northern Texas Northern Louisiana Mission Area on th...

John 10:11-18 We had a Rambouillet lamb named Louie who grew up to be a sheep so tame as to be a nuisance. I’m not sure the Good Shepherd a...

1 John 3:16-24 If my mind could convince my heart of the surpassing greatness of God’s goodness maybe it would stop condemning me. But...

Psalm 23 Souls are restored when guided along right pathways even if it takes a rod and staff to get us there. That’s because we can get ...

Acts 4:5-12 The same Peter who cowered in courtyard and wept bitterly because of it has become the rock who will not back down even when co...

By the third Sunday of Easter the faithful have returned to their designated pews and we go back to business as usual. As much as we relish...

Luke 24:36-48 “Peace be with you” doesn’t do the trick. “Look at my hands and feet” doesn’t dispel disbelief. Even touch me and see doesn...

1 John 3:1-7 There is no way around it. Since we all sin we are all guilty of lawlessness even though in the love the Father has lavished...

Psalm 4 When we love illusions and seek after lies we lose sleep even if we pass out in the process. Like a good magic trick we ask to se...

Acts 3:12-19 The scene that precedes this speech to the people is the healing of the lame man. “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I ...

I’ve been riding my mare Seraphina (the fiery one) on the streets of Richland Hills to get her ready for her Western Worship debut this Su...

John 20:19-31 In the Gospel of John believing is seeing. We can speculate as to Thomas’s whereabouts that first day of the week but his abs...

1 John 1:1-2:2 Sin by its very nature is deceptive so that even when we confess our sins we can walk in the darkness that masquerades as li...

Psalm 133 In three short verses Psalm 133 states the obvious and makes me wonder why the church doesn’t pursue unity with more purpose. I...

Acts 4:32-35 When believers are of one heart and mind there are no needy persons among them because believers are of one heart and mind. Wh...

We often think of resurrection as the panacea for death and while there is no doubt that comfort comes from the promise of the forever lif...

Mark 16:1-8 It is a strange way to end a story when clearly the women who “said nothing to anyone” must have told something to someone. T...

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 “I would remind you brothers and sisters, of the good news…” is a recurring theme of the Corinthian correspondenc...

Psalm 118 The Lord is the psalmist’s strength and song because in the “day that the Lord has made” the right arm of the Lord has acted...