Forward Day By Day – March 12, 2020

From the Archives: January 20, 1982A great deal of what passes for Evangelism in America is in fact Revival. The author of Hebrews would not think much of this. Here, the author expresses the conviction that rehearsing the ABC’s of Christi….(View this reading...

Forward Day By Day – March 11, 2020

Parables present us with glimpses into the kingdom of God, where the ordinary of our lives throws light on the extraordinary. Jesus says that his disciples know the secret gift of the kingdom; they see it in his miracles, hear it in his teaching, and feel it in his...

Forward Day By Day – March 10, 2020

Today we hear the scribes from Jerusalem mistake the Holy Spirit’s work in the life of Jesus as being demonic. The scribes recognize that Jesus must be drawing on great power to perform exorcisms but then gravely misidentify its source. Jesus does not behave as they...

Forward Day By Day – March 9, 2020

Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is a letter of exhortation and pastoral counsel written in his apostolic authority and drawing attention to his example and conventional wisdom. He uses every way he can to talk to the proud Corinthians—reprimand, irony, even...

Forward Day By Day – March 8, 2020

The meaning of faith is woven throughout our readings today. Faith—not works—marks our response to God who loves us. Faithful grace and graceful faith are how we are to live in the knowledge of the companionship of Jesus. The One who shows us God’s grace is the One...

Forward Day By Day – March 7, 2020

Sabbath: a day of religious observance and abstinence from work. That’s the dictionary definition at least, but Genesis shows us the connection between sabbath as gift and rest, given to us by our Creator. Sabbath is a time to be renewed as people of God, a time to...

Forward Day By Day – March 6, 2020

Alongside all the stories of Jesus’ healing encounters with the sick in body, mind, and spirit are all the questions of others who just don’t get it. These are people who want to draw back from this disturbance to their worldview, education, or their own place and...