2nd Samuel 11:1-15 Psalms 14 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 It is six-year-old Ella’s turn to say the blessing for Sunday dinner with...

2nd Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Psalms 24 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 A husband and wife were playing a trivia game. “How did you know...

2nd Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Psalms 48 2nd Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 O God, you have taught us to keep your commandments by loving...

Psalm 130 2 Samuel 1:1, 7-27 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43 A tour group stopped for breakfast at a cafeteria. A woman made a...

I Samuel 17:57-18:5, 10-16 Psalm 133 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41 “He looks so weary.” It seems like we have been all over Galilee....

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 Psalm 20 2nd Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark4:26-34 Two hunters fly to Kenya, where they bag six gazelles. As the crew...

1 Samuel 8:4-11, 16-29 Psalm 138 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35 A Sunday-school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with...

Isaiah 6:1-8 Canticle 13 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 An old guy was working out in the gym when he spotted an attractive young woman. He...

Acts 2:1-21 Psalms 104:25-35, 37 Romans 8:22-27 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Gary was having a yard sale. A minister bought a lawn mower...

Acts 1:15-17,21-26 Psalms 1 I John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 John is 97 years old. He knows the end is near. As he lies in bed, he smells...

Acts 10:44-48 Psalms 98 I John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 A man in church enters the confessional and is pleasantly surprised to see a...

Acts 8-26-40 Psalms 22:24-30 I John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 A little girl was sitting in her grandfather’s lap as he read a bedtime...

Psalm 23 Acts 4:5-12 I John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW...

Acts 3:12-19 Psalms 4 I John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 An irate mother confronted the teacher when they got back from a field trip to the...

Acts 4:32-35 Psalms 133 I John1:1-2:2 John 20:19-31 A husband and wife go to see a marriage counselor. At the start of their session,...

Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 I Corinthians 15:1-11 John 20:1-18 Pete decided to go on a vacation and asked his friend John to look...

Romans 6:3-11 Psalm 114 Mark 16:1-8 Several years ago, when I was serving a small church in Waynesboro, we decided to do an Easter...

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22:1-11 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42 On Good Friday the darkness wins…or so it seems. As the shadows of this...

Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 Psalm 116:1-2,12-19 I Cor. 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 The remembrance of Holy Thursday is rich with...

Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Liturgy of the Palms Mark 11:1-11 This Sunday is a challenging one. We...