black sheepMar 104 minLenten ThoughtsAshes to ashes, smudge to smudge. Going from Jesus washing feet (and telling his disciples to do the same for each other) to hired hands...
R. T. TippettFeb 115 minPhilippians 2:5-11 - This is important to understandPlease, browse the many free commentaries available on https://www.katrinapearls.com/blog [5] Let the same mind be in you that was in...
R. T. TippettFeb 104 minPsalm 31:9-16 - Begging for mercy when you don't really think you need itPlease, browse the many free commentaries available on https://www.katrinapearls.com/blog 9 Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in...
R. T. TippettFeb 107 minIsaiah 50:4-9a - A Passion prerequisite that requires a Teacher of Yahweh to explainPlease, browse the many free commentaries available on https://www.katrinapearls.com/blog [4] adonay Yahweh has given me the tongue of a...
R. T. TippettFeb 105 minPsalm 118:1-2, 19-29 - A round stone and flesh going up in smokePlease, browse the many free commentaries available on https://www.katrinapearls.com/blog 1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; * his...
R. T. TippettMar 13, 20219 minPsalm 118:1-2, 19-29 - Singing praise as a living temple whose cornerstone is the Holy SpiritPlease, browse the many free commentaries available on https://www.katrinapearls.com/blog 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; *...
Bus Stop BobMar 8, 202115 minHomily for the fifth Sunday in Lent – Understanding Lent is about desired sacrificeThis is the last official Sunday that is designated by an ordinal number “in Lent.” None of the past four Sundays, nor this one, counts...
R. T. TippettMar 7, 20216 minPsalm 119:9-16 - Sacrificing a whole heart to seek God9 How shall a young man cleanse his way? * By keeping to your words. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; * let me not stray from your...
R. T. TippettMar 6, 20217 minPsalm 51:1-13 - Sacrificing oneself in marriage to Yahweh1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness; * in your great compassion blot out my offenses. 2 Wash me through and...
R. T. TippettMar 6, 202114 minJohn 12:20-33 - Sacrificing from hatred of life in this world to gain eternal lifeNow among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said...
R. T. TippettMar 5, 202116 minHebrews 5:5-10 - Sacrificing to become a high priest in the order of Melchizedek Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have...
R. T. TippettMar 3, 202110 minJeremiah 31:31-34 - Sacrificing so a soul can know the LordThe days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not...
Bus Stop BobMar 2, 202115 minHomily for the fourth Sunday in Lent – For God so loved your soulLast Sunday here at the bus stop I told the riders that I had seen all the readings with new eyes. I saw things appear from the text that...
R. T. TippettMar 1, 20219 minPsalm 107:1-3, 17-22 - Sacrificing foolishness for God's mercy1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, * and his mercy endures for ever. 2 Let all those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim * that...
R. T. TippettFeb 28, 202115 minJohn 3:14-21 - Sacrifice so one will not perish but have eternal lifeJesus said, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may...
R. T. TippettFeb 27, 202120 minEphesians 2:1-10 – Sacrificing as the works of art made by the hand of GodYou were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the...
R. T. TippettFeb 26, 202115 minNumbers 21:4-9 - Seeing your own soul hanging dead on a poleFrom Mount Hor the Israelites set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the...
Bus Stop BobFeb 24, 202115 minHomily for the third Sunday in Lent - Zeal for your house will consume meIn September 2001 my life changed. It happened soon after the events of September 11th but it was not those tragic events that changed my...
R. T. TippettFeb 24, 20215 minPsalm 19:1-14 - Sacrifice for the love of God1 The heavens declare the glory of God, * and the firmament shows his handiwork. 2 One day tells its tale to another, * and one night...
R. T. TippettFeb 24, 202118 minJohn 2:13-22 – Sacrificing one's zeal for material thingsThe Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and...