The Lord Spoke With You Face to Face

This meditation is based on a passage for March 4, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Deuteronomy 5:1-22 Reflection and Question: Unlike the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses in Exodus, this version of God’s establishment of the law has […]

First Take the Log Out of Your Own Eye

This meditation is based on a passage for March 3, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Matthew 7:1-12 Reflection and Question: “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged,” teaches Jesus, both here and in Luke 6:37-42. I confess […]

I Am Speaking As A Fool

This meditation is based on a passage for March 2, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: 2 Corinthians 11:21b-33 Rangkrathum-municipality.org Reflection and Question: Paul warns us that he is talking trash here in his sermon to make his point, by saying, […]

Make No Idols For Yourselves

This meditation is based on a passage for March 1, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Deuteronomy 4:15-24 Reflection and Question: This passage takes the second commandment, “You shall not make for yourself an idol (Exodus 20:4, Deuteronomy 5:8)” and elaborates […]

Pray Then In This Way

This meditation is based on a passage for February 28, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Matthew 6:5-15 Reflection and Question: In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching us about prayer. He encourages us to develop […]

Your Faithfulness Reaches the Clouds

This meditation is based on a passage for February 27, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 108 Reflection and Question: I know that the feeling of joy is the fuel for the engine of my soul to enact God’s will […]

Obed Became the Father of Jesse, the Father of David

This meditation is based on a passage for February 26, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Ruth 4:1-22 Reflection and Question: After Boaz takes Ruth to be his wife, she gives birth to Obed, who will later be the father of […]

As the Lord Lives, I Will Act as Next of Kin for You

This meditation is based on a passage for February 25, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Ruth 3:1-18 Reflection and Question: The storyline in the Book of Ruth hinges upon a rule for marriage still practiced in some cultures today. Called […]

The Ministry of the Spirit Will Come in Glory

This meditation is based on a passage for February 24, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 Reflection and Question: Paul shares his comparison of the Law in The Old Testament — what for him, is Scripture — and […]

You Have Heard it Said — But I Say to You

This meditation is based on a passage for February 23, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Matthew 5:21-26 Reflection and Question: There is good reason to see The Sermon on the Mount as the establishment of the Law according to Jesus’ […]