Encountering the text: Here we are, right after Christmas Day, beginning a New Year. And the as- signed epistle for thisSunday gives us the opportunity to consider the deeper… read more

Preachers beware: Prophetic judgment begins with God’s own house (1 Pet 4:17), focusing first upon those of us who are commissioned by the church to do the talking. While… read more

Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Not many of us would be bold enough to affirmatively answer that question. For religious people, the very thought of claiming to be God is blasphemous. This… read more

Phillip Martin, pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church in Richmond, Virginia begins today’s sermon with a story of how he received the pizza delivery guy at the altar right as… read more

Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Psalm 26; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 At first reading, it might appear that all these lessons from the Old and New Testaments are about marriage. They… read more

James 3:1-12 The teaching profession has always received mixed reviews. Teachers are universally revered. At the same time young people are advised not to become teachers because … read more