Is 43:16-21 / Phil 3:8-14 / Jn 11:1-45

A priest was teaching his weekly Bible class, and he asked the members how they’d introduce themselves to the Lord when they got to heaven.  The first one said, “Lord, I’m Joan. …

2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 / Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22 / Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a

Joseph, being a descendant of David, SOMEWHERE down the line, had the right to ascend to the throne. Did he think it…

Ex 32:7-14 / Jn 5:31-47

There’s a fair amount of gentle jesting among older people about their “senior moments” when memory temporarily fails them.  But if truth were told, it isn’t only our senior citizens who have problems with remembering;…

Is 49:8-15 / Jn 5:17-30

In the days of King David and his son King Solomon, the Israelites were supremely confident that they were indeed God’s chosen people. Anyone who doubted it need only look at the splendid temple that Solomon…

Ez 47: 1-9 / John 5:1-16

Let’s look at Ezekiel’s vision of the temple and its river.  A few simple points to draw your attention:

• Jesus is the temple;

• The water flowing from the temple is from the…

Is 65:17-21 / Jn 4:43-54

No matter how young and healthy we are, there are times when we feel mighty old.  It’s a feeling that comes from deep inside, a feeling that we’ve ‘been there, done that, and bought the…

1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a / Eph 5:8-14/ Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

There was a great boat race between a Japanese company and an American company. The Japanese won by a mile. So the Americans hired an analyst…

Hos 14:2-10 / Mk 12:28-34

So much of our lives we run on ‘radar,’ the daily routines of getting up and going off to wherever we go off to, the routines in the household, at the office, in the supermarket,…

Jer 7:23-28 / Lk 11:14-23

Where do you stand?  It’s a pointed question that gets asked a million times every day, in the corporate board room, at the city council, in the White House, at the PTA meeting, and over…

Dt 4:1,5-9 / Mt 5:17-19

One of the most common complaints between husbands and wives is that they take each other for granted.  And how predictable that is!  Two people live in the same house, share the same life, follow…