Spiritual Genealogy
I see television commercials advertising interest in genealogy. Learn more about your roots and where you come from, they say. My wife’s...
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R. T. Tippett
- Mar 18
- 16 min
Teach us to pray, like John taught his disciples
In the news recently have been reports of some lengthy or ongoing public prayer held somewhere, with the news of this happening in one...
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R. T. Tippett
- Jan 2
- 8 min
2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c - Being Baptized by the Spirit and made clean
[1] Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by him Yahweh had given...
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R. T. Tippett
- Dec 28, 2022
- 6 min
Psalm 66:1-11 - Saved by one's elohim
1 Be joyful lelohim, all you lands; * [2] sing the glory of his Name; sing the glory of his praise. 2 [3] Say lelohim, "How awesome are...
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R. T. Tippett
- Dec 25, 2022
- 20 min
Spiritual Discernment, Part 2: The Christmas Story of Luke Discerned
The Christmas Story has long been misconstrued. It has become so commonly known that nobody looks at it with discerning eyes and sees...
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R. T. Tippett
- Dec 25, 2022
- 13 min
Spiritual Discernment, Part 1: The Basics
The definition of “discernment,” according to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary is this: “1. the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend...
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R. T. Tippett
- Dec 17, 2022
- 8 min
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 - Finding completeness with Yahweh
These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the...
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Bus Stop Bob
- Dec 14, 2022
- 13 min
Homily for the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Year C – Where faith comes from
Good morning bus riders! We are now at the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, or Proper 22 if you count that way. The theme for today...
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R. T. Tippett
- Dec 7, 2022
- 17 min
Luke 17:5-10 - Having faith the size of a mustard seed means servitude to the Lord
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" The Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to...
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R. T. Tippett
- Dec 1, 2022
- 8 min
Psalm 37:1-10 - Relax those angry faces
1 Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; * do not be jealous of those who do wrong. 2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, *...
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R. T. Tippett
- Nov 30, 2022
- 4 min
Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 - A message carved in stone
[1] The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. [2] Yahweh, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you...
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R. T. Tippett
- Nov 29, 2022
- 22 min
2 Timothy 1:1-14 - Another use of names that expand the details of truth
[1] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, [2] To Timothy, my...
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R. T. Tippett
- Nov 18, 2022
- 10 min
Psalm 137 - Don't get misled by the names you do not understand
1 By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, * when we remembered you, O Zion. 2 As for our harps, we hung them up * on the trees in...
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R. T. Tippett
- Nov 16, 2022
- 6 min
Lamentations 3:19-26 - Remembering one's sins after being saved
[19] The thought of my affliction and my homelessness is wormwood and gall! [20] My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down...
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R. T. Tippett
- Nov 15, 2022
- 9 min
Lamentations 1:1-6 - Being a princess, rather than a prince
[1] How lonely sits the city that once was full of people! How like a widow she has become, she that was great among the nations! She...
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Bus Stop Bob
- Nov 13, 2022
- 15 min
Homily for the sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Year C – Wealthy in Spirit
Good morning bus riders! We are now at the sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, which means our ministry that repays our salvation is well...
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R. T. Tippett
- Nov 6, 2022
- 8 min
Luke 16:19-31 - The Man wealthy and the poor man God Has Helped
Jesus said, [19] "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. [20] And at his...
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R. T. Tippett
- Nov 5, 2022
- 23 min
1 Timothy 6:6-19 - More than this appears at first glance
[6] There is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; [7] for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing...
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R. T. Tippett
- Nov 2, 2022
- 13 min
Psalm 146 - Shine Yahweh and heed the warning of Amos
1 Hallelujah! Shine YAH! Praise Shine Yahweh, O my soul! * [2] I will praise shine Yahweh as long as I live; I will sing praises lelohay...
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R. T. Tippett
- Oct 31, 2022
- 6 min
Amos 6:1a, 4-7 - Pretending to be holy
[1a] Alas for those who are at ease in Zion, and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. ----- [4] Alas for those who lie on beds of...
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