1 Samuel 31 When Jesus tells us about Lazarus and the Rich Man in the Gospel of Luke, the rich man asks Abraham to send Lazarus to his...

1 Samuel 28:3-25 When the witch of En-dor conjures up a spirit for Saul, she’s rather terrified and shocked when Samuel appears, which...

Psalm 51 A boy grows up in a Lutheran family, going to his Lutheran church every Sunday, singing the same liturgy week after week. Every...

1 Corinthians 1:1-25 A few times in my years as a pastor, I’ve had visitors show up on Sunday morning who are from an Evangelical or...

Acts 28:16-31 The biggest grudge I hold in my life is not against former friends or estranged family members. It’s not against ex-school...

Acts 28:1-15 Why do snakes creep us out so much? Why do we see them as something evil and terrifying? Well, if you watch nature...

1 Samuel 18:10-30 On the one hand, it’s hard to understand how King Saul keeps vacillating back and forth between profound love and...

Proverbs 17 Why is gossip such a challenge for Christians? Why do we struggle so much to keep our mouths shut when we encounter the sins...

Proverbs 16:1-24 Whenever the Powerball or other forms of the lottery swell to some gargantuan number, it’s a common thing to hear people...

MONDAY Luke 22:1-23 “Pastor, I know I haven’t been in church for a while, but don’t worry, my faith is very strong.” That’s a line...

Luke 20:1-18 In our reading from Luke this morning, the chief priests and scribes start what seems to be a theological debate with Jesus....

Psalm 118:19-25 Psalm 118 begins with the refrain of “His steadfast love endures forever.” “Let Israel say, ‘His steadfast love endures...

Luke 19:11-28 As is often the case with Christ’s parables, the parable of the ten minas has two different audiences. It’s a parable told...

Luke 18:35-19:10 Every now and then, I hear people talk about how they don’t go to church anymore because they were hurt by people in the...

Psalm 77:11-15 There is, of course, only one God. So when the Old Testament speaks of Israel’s God’s being greater than all other gods,...

Luke 16:19-31 “Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is...

Luke 16:1-18 The parable of the dishonest manager is probably the most confusing of Christ’s parables, certainly the hardest to preach...

Luke 12:35-53 When Jesus says that He has come not to bring peace but division, He doesn’t mean this in an immediate sense, of course....

Luke 12:13-34 “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you.” It’s a rather funny response Jesus gives the man who wants Him to tell...

Luke 12:1-12 When I was growing up, I often heard Christians quote this verse about God knowing the number hairs on your head in a sort...