Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “Thi...

Blessed is the one     whose transgressions are forgiven,     whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one     whose sin the LORD does...

Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal to this day...

Rend your heart and not your garments. (Joel 2:13) “Rend your heart,” says Joel, “not your garments.” Rending, or tearing open, the garment ...

Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It i...

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant ...

“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.” About eight days after Jesus s...

Earlier in Psalm 19, we saw Christ as the meaning of the stars and also wonderfully portrayed by the sun . As we continue in this psalm, w...

“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messe...

The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed ...

In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,     like a champion rejoicing to...

The heavens declare the glory of God;     the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech;     night a...

At the end of the Babylonian exile, Ezra and Nehemiah were allowed to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and the city. When the ...

In the season of Epiphany, we remember how the glory of Christ was first revealed to the world. We think of the Star and of the pagan w...

But now, this is what the LORD says —   he who created you, Jacob,   he who formed you, Israel. When you pass through the waters,   I wi...

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over t...