Sep 15, 2026

(1Cor.12:31-13:13;   Ps.33:2-5,12,22;   Lk.7:31-35)

“We piped you a tune but you did not dance;

we sang you a dirge but you did not wail.”

“Like children squatting in the city squares and calling to their playmates,” seeking to have them comply with their own selfish will, so are “the men of...

Sep 10, 2026

(1Cor.9:16-19,22-27;   Ps.84:2-6,8,12;   Lk.6:39-42) 

“Although I am not bound to anyone,

I made myself the slave of all so as to win over as many as possible.”

How like His Lord is Paul in his declaration, “To the weak I became a weak person with a view to winning the weak.”  For as Jesus descended from heaven...

Sep 9, 2026

(1Cor.8:1-7,11-13;   Ps.139:1-3,13-14,23-24;   Lk.6:27-38) 

“The measure you measure with will be measured back to you.”

And what is your measuring stick, brother?  Is it the ruler of this earth, limited by eyes of flesh?  Or is it the yardstick of heaven, which reaches unto the Lord’s side and finds us in...

Sep 8, 2026

O slave to the slaves,

to those who came in chains

to the new world,

those whose dark skin

made them seem to eyes of flesh

less than men…

to you these were children of God,

souls to be saved by His love

and through His Church,

and so the thousands

baptized by your hands

celebrate your glorious sacrifice

this day in...

Sep 8, 2026

(1Cor.7:25-31;   Ps.45:11-12,14-17;   Lk.6:20-26)

“The world as we know it is passing away.”

And so, “hear, O daughter, and see; turn your ear, forget your people and your father’s house,” for the King is calling you from this passing world to the heavenly marriage feast – “He is your Lord, and you must...