Acts 8:14–17
12 January 2025
Exploring the Scripture Although today’s lection is short, it opens the door to many considerations about the gospel and mission of Jesus Christ. We...
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John 1:1-18
5 January 2025
Exploring the Scripture Today is the second Sunday of Christmas. For many, Christmas has been put away. The decorations are down, and the Nativity scene...
Luke 2:41-52
29 December 2024
Exploring the Scripture In this passage Jesus is a 12 year old. He is coming into an age of responsibility and accountability. As we read, we sense the...
Luke 1:39-55
22 December 2024
Exploring the Scripture After the angel Gabriel tells Mary she has been selected by God to be the mother of Jesus, Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth. This...
Philippians 4:4–7
15 December 2024
Exploring the Scripture On the third Sunday of Advent, we sing upbeat hymns with images of the coming triumph in the incarnation of God’s love among...
Philippians 1:3–11
8 December 2024
Exploring the Scripture The warmth of friendship in sacred community is obvious throughout Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi. The verses in this...
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
1 December 2024
Exploring the Scripture A central message in Paul’s letter to the new church community in Thessalonica is to encourage people. He counsels them to...
Revelation 1:4b–8
24 November 2024
Exploring the Scripture The Christian calendar is ending. Next week a new Christian year begins with the Advent Season, directing our attention once again...
Hebrews 10:11–25
17 November 2024
Exploring the Scripture Today ends the examination of Christ as the Eternal High Priest. We have come to understand he gave his life once and for all time...
