August 10, 2020, Test Post

Pardon this test, but I am trying to find out why for the last several week the posts showed up in email with extra characters. … Continue reading

July 5, 2020, Matthew 11:7-19 – ISSL Reflections

I.This week we turn to the Gospel of Matthew for our reflections, still thinking about Wisdom. Notice the closing of this week’s reading – “Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”    (Matthew 11:19) Our passage begins with, “As they went away … Continue reading

May 17, 2020, Jeremiah 21:8-14 – ISSL Reflections

I.The words we hear from the Prophet Jeremiah this week are set up by the inquiry King Zedekiah sends to the Jeremiah, This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur … Continue reading

April 19, 2020, Esther 7:1-10 – Posts 1, 2, 3

Rare and beautifully executed Engraved illustration of Esther Before Ahasuerus Biblical Engraving from The Popular Pictorial Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Published in 1862. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored. I thought today it would be … Continue reading

… where will he appear …

Allow me a moment the Christmas Day to share a few words from the sermon “The Face in the Sky” by Frederick Buechner. You can find the full text of the sermon at https://www.frederickbuechner.com/blog/2019/12/24/weekly-sermon-illustration-the-face-in-the-sky Those who believe in God can … Continue reading

October 20, 2019, Luke 7:1-10

I. This week we turn our attention to a Roman army officer, a Centurion. A person of responsibility in the military forces that were occupying Israel. A man who could demand respect not only from those under his command but … Continue reading