12Feb/20

In The World, But Not of It?

February 12, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsHoliness, Paul, Romans, WorldMichael

Daily Office Readings – NT ( Romans 12:1-8 ) The first few verses in this passage in Romans are often cited when people want to encourage others to focus on the goodRead More…

11Feb/20

Respect My Authority…

February 11, 2020Daily Office Reflections, Memory Lane, Random ThoughtsAuthorityMichael

Daily Office Readings – NT ( Hebrews 13:17-25 ) I’ve been involved in various Christian churches since birth. At one point in my life, I belonged to a particular denomination that closelyRead More…

07Feb/20

I’m Not Going

February 7, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsMichael

Daily Office Gospel ( John 7:1-13 ) A few things jumped out at me in today’s reading. One was that Jesus’ brothers told him to go to Judea and do miracles thereRead More…

04Feb/20

Living Bread

February 4, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsBread of Life, Eucharist, Gospel of John, MiraclesMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( John 6:41-51 ) Today’s passage in the Gospel is one of those readings that features quite a bit in our understanding of the Eucharist because JesusRead More…

03Feb/20

By Faith

February 3, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsAction, Faith, Forward, Grumpy, Keep MovingMichael

Daily Office Readings – NT ( Hebrews 11:1-12 ) As I read through the New Testament reading for today, the same two words kept jumping out at me: “by faith,” “by faith,”Read More…

27Jan/20

Faith In Action?

January 27, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsFaith, Gospel of John, Miracles, SignsMichael

Daily Office Readings Gospel ( John 4:43-54 ) Every now and again I hear people talking about “putting faith into action.” It is generally when they are talking about going out toRead More…

17Jan/20

In Vino Veritas

January 17, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsGospel of John, Miracles, WineMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 2:1-12) Today’s gospel reading is about the wedding in Cana. I’ve always marveled at this bit of scripture. First, when younger, that Jesus turned water intoRead More…

13Jan/20

Forgetting What Lies Behind

January 13, 2020Things I Read SomewhereChurch, Paul Tillich, ReadingMichael

I’ve been working my way through Paul Tillich’s collection of sermons in The Eternal Now, and came to the sermon entitled Forgetting and Being Forgotten. Tillich says the following: Forgetting is probablyRead More…

09Jan/20

Just a wee bit crazy?

January 9, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsCrazy, Jesus, WitnessesMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 10:7-17) In today’s reading, Jesus gets confronted by the Pharisees who tell him that because he is testifying on his own behalf, his testimony is notRead More…

05Jan/20

Taking a Different Route

January 5, 2020SermonsEpiphany, Wise MenMichael

Lectionary Readings – (The Epiphany) When most people hear the word epiphany, the don’t think of the twelfth day after Christmas, or about the story of the wise men coming from variousRead More…