Ephesians 2:1-10 Today’s lesson from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians is filled with contrasts. A good way to know the precise meaning and application of a point that Paul expresses in this text is to view that point in light of the contrasting point that Paul also sets forth. So, for example, he tells…
St. Bartholomew – John 1:43-51 “Seeing is believing.” “What you see is what you get.” These commonly-expressed sentiments illustrate how much value we tend to put on the ability to see things, with our eyes, in our determination of what is true and what is real. Today is the feast day of Nathanael Bartholomew, one…
Luke 16:1-13 “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’” And…
Jeremiah 23:16-29 There are prophets. And then there are prophets. In ancient Israel, during the time of Jeremiah the prophet – a real prophet – there were some other prophets – fake prophets. Of these, the Lord said: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless;…
Genesis 2:7-17 It is difficult for us to imagine what it would have been like to live in the Garden of Eden. This garden is so very far removed from anything we have ever experienced: not only according to the distance in time that is involved; but also according to the totally different nature and…