In John's Gospel Jesus gives a number of speeches on his own identity. Some of these are the great “I AM” passages – in fact ...

Not a Ghost! Luke 24:36-49 Jesus again appears to his bewildered disciples. He saw them in the upper room. He walked wit...

Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed. Alleluia! Death lies in shambles. But Jesus is alive! Your sins are distant memory. Jes...

“The Triumph of Christ's Humiliation” Philippians 2:5-11 Today we observe Palm Sunday – and especially that time when ...

Mark 10:35-45 “The Cup and the Baptism” Peter isn't the only one of the disciples that makes a fool of himself from ti...

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Lenten Disciplines Discipline is sort of an ugly word in our context.  It has the connotation of punishment, or st...

Transfiguration Sunday Mark 9:2-9 February 11, 2018 “It's good to be here.” Peter is one of those guys who has to say somet...

2 nd Sunday after the Epiphany “Calling and Confession” John 1:43-51 There are two threads that run through this reading from Joh...

Mark 1:21-28 “The Faith that Believes, and the Faith that Is Believed” There are some handy Latin phrases that every good Lutheran p...