Romans 13: Celebrate
To celebrate something is to affirm that it is good. St. Paul encourages us to recognize what is truly good by celebrating, affirming, encouraging, and aclling attention to what is good so that we wil...
2 Tammi 202229min
Luke 2: Great Expectations
This message for Christmas meditates on the expectations we have for children whose potential is before them. The birth of Christ engendered such expectations, and He confounded them by being both les...
31 Joulu 202130min
Mark 13: Herod, a Tortured Soul
Herod Antipas was a man in two worlds, Roman and Jewish; similarly, he heard two voices calling him, the one to honor and the other to self-indulgence. John the Baptist confronted him with his sin and...
30 Joulu 202129min
Psalm 148: Chaos Versus Order
Primal forces at work within us (microcosm) and without us (macrocosm) are order and chaos. Our fallen world tends toward chaos unless outside forces overcome the tendency for things to fall apart. ...
21 Marras 202128min
Matthew 13: Familiarity
"No man is a hero to his valet," is the saying most commonly expressed as "Familiarity breeds contempt." This is especially true for those who are familiar with religion, regarding it as part of thems...
14 Marras 202128min
Luke 19: Zacchaeus, from Sinner to Saint
The tax collector was willing to humiliate himself to see Jesus, and Jesus took notice. The encounter with Jesus changed, not just his heart or sentiments, but his way of life, even his spending decis...
7 Marras 202129min
Psalm 46: The Reformation
Psalm 46 is the source of Luther's Reformation hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God," and is the basis for Dr. Zeile's message explaining what the Reformation was about- the glory of God centered in th...
31 Loka 202130min
I John 1: It's Complicated
God's Word is simple- "love!" But HOW are we to love God and others? The life to which we apply God's Word is complicated, and so it requires the best we can give it, and even so, there are many times...
24 Loka 202128min
