Romans 11:1-12 April 3, 2025         We’ve mentioned before that in the mid-50s AD, when Paul was writing his letter to the Romans, Rome itself […]

Romans 4:12-18 March 27, 2025         SUPERABUNDANT GRACE!!  In a nutshell, that’s Paul’s message to us today.  Paul can be rather didactic and hard to […]

Romans 2:12-24 March 20, 2025         In our Scripture Lesson today, Paul begins with a lengthy, and rather tedious, discussion about righteousness and the law […]

Romans 1:1-7 March 13, 2025         Paul’s letter to the Romans is neither a work of systematic theology nor a study in pastoral care.  And […]

March 6, 2025 My Beloved – Welcome to the second day of the Holy Season of Lent, the solemn yet joyful period of 40 days […]

Proverbs 4:1-13 February 27, 2025 One of the qualities that first drew me to Presbyterianism (I was in my mid-20s) was that it allowed questions. […]

1 Timothy 3:1-15 February 20, 2025 Reading Scripture in its proper cultural context can make a huge difference to how we receive it. For example, […]

2 Timothy 1:1-14 February 13, 2025 From the very first lines of our text, we know Paul is conservative. That is, he wants to conserve […]

1 Timothy 1:1-17  February 6, 2025  In these opening sentences to his young friend Timothy, Paul gives him a warning and a job to do.  […]

Hebrews 11:8-16 January 30, 2025 Do you ever struggle with your faith?  Are there times when it just seems too difficult?  Times you want to […]