Genesis 35:1-29 So much death. So much sorrow. So much fear. So much uncertainty. We see all of these things swirling about Jacob and...

Genesis 29:1-30 Who can you really trust? Well, sometimes it seems like there is no obvious answer to that question. It always amazes...

Mark 8:1-21 In our reading from Mark this morning, the Pharisees are once again following the foolish liturgy of sign-seeking that...

Genesis 24:1-31 We are told two important things about Abraham in the opening verse of our Old Testament reading: Abraham is old—and...

Genesis 22:1-19 When God provides a sacrifice atop Mount Moriah, why is it a ram, rather than a lamb? Why is the mighty ram the animal to...

Genesis 21 Family life in the Scriptures is often quite messy, which is something we see in our reading from Genesis this morning. Poor...

Mark 6:14-34 There’s nothing more terrifying than a bad conscience. There’s nothing ghostlier, nothing that haunts us more than the guilt...

Genesis 13 We see something interesting when we read the previous account of Abraham’s journey into Egypt in light of today’s reading. In...

Genesis 11:27-12:20 When God demands that Abraham leave his father’s household—he’s not just telling him to relocate geographically. No,...

Genesis 8:13-9:17 After the flood waters subside from the face of the earth. And after all the occupants of the ark have disembarked,...

Genesis 7:11-8:12 At the beginning of Genesis, we’re told that the Earth is without form and void and that the Spirit of God is hovering...

Genesis 6:1-7:5 There’s an interesting pattern that presents itself all throughout the Scriptures. Before God carries out his judgement...

Genesis 2:4-25 There’s something quite beautiful about the account of Eve’s creation. God sees that the man He has made is incomplete,...

Mark 1:14-28 There’s a mystery that vexes the bodaciously Lutheran. You have a friend or family member who goes to a church where the...

Genesis 1:1-19 Once, the Creator looked at His creation and called it good. Once God looked out on this world, a world free of thistles...

John 7:1-13 In our reading from St. John today, Jesus has just driven away many of His followers by telling them they must eat His flesh...

John 6:1-21 The feeding of the five thousand is a beautiful summary of God’s love for mankind. It’s a beautiful visual depiction of the...

John 5:30-47 It’s a strange thing. The Israelites of Christ’s day were overjoyed to receive a prophet but didn’t know what to do when the...

Job 11 In our reading from Job this morning, we hear Zophar, one of Job’s friends, argue that Job isn’t experiencing God’s blessings...

Job 10 In our reading from Job this morning, Job is asking the question that often comes so easily to the door of our lips: “Why?” Job...