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January 27 – A Taxing Response
Luke 20:1-26; Genesis 35:1-36:43; Psalm 27 It’s tax season again. Let’s see a show of hands. How many of you really love paying taxes?...
Jan 27, 20193 min read


January 26 – Power and Truth
Luke 19:28-48; Genesis 34; Psalm 26 We all know that “children should be seen and not heard” because after all, what do they really know?...
Jan 26, 20193 min read


January 25 – When Stories Become Real
Luke 19:1-27; Genesis 32-33; Psalm 25 There is a video of a stunt for a movie coming out. In the movie, a person crawls out of the TV set...
Jan 25, 20193 min read


January 24 – What’s the Roadblock?
Luke 18:18-43; Genesis 31; Psalm 24 Alex was a real entrepreneur! At the age of four, she started a lemonade stand. Alex has made a lot...
Jan 24, 20193 min read


January 23 – A Tale of Two Prayers
Luke 18:1-17; Genesis 29:31-30:43; Psalm 23 You can divide society in many ways. I’ve seen people do that. They want to pit the rich...
Jan 23, 20193 min read


January 22 – Before They Ask
Luke 17; Genesis 29:1-30; Psalm 22 “The Gospel is un-American” a friend of mine wrote recently. If you are a good American Christian,...
Jan 21, 20193 min read


January 21 – Thinking About Money
Luke 16; Genesis 27:46-28:22; Psalm 21 When it comes to building or repairing things, I am the last person to call for help. The...
Jan 21, 20193 min read


January 20 – The Searching God
Luke 15; Genesis 27:1-45; Psalm 20 Field Trips. I think that most people outside the world of education think field trips are nothing but...
Jan 20, 20193 min read


January 19 – Creation and Redemption
Luke 14:25-35; Genesis 26; Psalm 19 Some actors have played some parts for so long that people know them by their character’s name more...
Jan 19, 20193 min read


January 18 – Oh Lord, It’s Hard To Be Humble
Luke 14:1-24; Genesis 25; Psalm 18 The story is told about an incident with Booker T Washington not long after he took over the...
Jan 17, 20193 min read


January 17 – Wildfires and Friendship Bread
Luke 13:18-35; Genesis 24; Psalm 17 Every year we see the news. Forest fires have broken out in various parts of the country. We see...
Jan 17, 20193 min read


January 16 – And They All Died
Luke 13:1-17; Genesis 23; Psalm 16 There’s an old joke about a man interviewing to work with the railroad company. He’s given a situation...
Jan 16, 20193 min read


January 15 – Being Ready
Luke 12:32-59; Genesis 22; Psalm 15 Thieves are an inconsiderate lot. They come to visit you when you’re not home. They destroy things...
Jan 14, 20193 min read


January 14 – Stuff Is Not Good Enough
Luke 12:1-31; Genesis 21; Psalm 14 You've probably heard about stories of rich millionaires, even billionaires, who take a “bombshell”...
Jan 13, 20193 min read


January 13 – We Got Rules
Luke 11:29-54; Genesis 20; Psalm 13 They live among us. They are checking up to make sure that everyone is following the rules. You know...
Jan 13, 20193 min read


January 12 – Bloopers in Prayer
Luke 11:1-28; Genesis 19; Psalm 12 Outtakes. Sometimes those are the best parts of any TV show or movie. Outtakes or bloopers happen when...
Jan 12, 20193 min read


January 11 – Watering The House
Luke 10:21-42; Genesis 18; Psalm 11 During the summer, when the South Texas heat zaps the land, we engage in what seems like a strange...
Jan 11, 20193 min read


January 10 – Being The Answer
Luke 10:1-20; Genesis 17; Psalm 10 I don’t know what it’s like at your house, but at our house, the dishes have to be done every day. For...
Jan 10, 20193 min read


January 9 – Total Commitment
Luke 9:28-62; Genesis 16; Psalm 9 If I told you that I was going to run a marathon later this year, you would probably congratulate and...
Jan 8, 20193 min read


January 8 – Self Denial or Denial of Self?
Luke 9:1-27; Genesis 15; Psalm 8 This is the week that New Year’s Resolutions begin to fall by the wayside. Those things are tough to...
Jan 8, 20193 min read
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