Getting a Rise Out of Us

September 1, 2019
What did Jesus teach? He was all about saying “No!” to the causes and effects of sin and a superficial religion that is prideful. But he was also about saying…
“When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman…” In a small, out of the way town, a baby is born, and laid in…

Risking It All

August 11, 2019
You often hear the caution: “If it sounds too good to be true, it is.” But what if that’s not true? Today’s lessons contain from pretty outrageous promises. God dares…

“We’re Expecting!”

August 4, 2019
[NO AUDIO] “It is not enough just for you to be my light to Israel,” God tells his servant. “I am making you a light to all the nations.” Today…
When thinking about the prophet Jonah, we dwell so much on his being gobbled up by a big fish that we don’t wrestle with the reason he refuses to go…

Back Alive!

July 7, 2019
[NO AUDIO] What do you do after the disaster? How do you pick up the pieces? Where do your turn? To whom do you turn? These are the questions Ezekiel…
If the prophet Jeremiah comes across a bit gloomy and depressed, he has reason to. He lived during Judah’s darkest days, when apostasy, idolatry, perverted worship and moral decay seemed…
Isaiah, the “pinnacle of Hebrew prophecy,” resembles the Bible in miniature. Its first 39 chapters correspond to the 39 books of the Old Testament and stress the righteousness, holiness, and…

Father Knows Best

June 16, 2019
In a Samaritan village, Jesus engages a woman of rather loose morals in a conversation which leads her to run and tell the rest of her village, “Come and see…

The Prophet from Tekoa

June 9, 2019
Amos was called by God to leave Judah and head north to proclaim His Word to the people. Using easy to understand images, he confronted the powers-that-be to practice justice…