Robert Farrar Capon on Advent 1 – Matthew 21:1-9
The mystery that Jesus is sacramentalizing by riding triumphally into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey is his parousia, his coming as a king in peace and as a judge in vindication. Had he been coming...
View ArticleRobert Farrar Capon on Luke 11:14-28 (Lent 3)
(Jesus’) parabolic retort (“Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, etc.”) seems at first to be saying little more than, “If the devil is behind this , how come he’s fighting against...
View ArticleLuther on Luke 11:14-28 (Lent 3)
We need to know that Christ’s work of driving out the devil never ceases but continues to go on in the Christian world until the Last Day. Wherever Christ’s kingdom is, his wondrous work continues,...
View ArticleProsper Gueranger on Luke 11:14-28 (Lent 3)
Let us also listen, with holy fear, to what our Savior tells us with regard to our invisible enemies. They are so powerful and crafty, that our resistance would be useless, unless we had God on our...
View ArticleLent 1 – Matthew 4:1-11
I am indebted to Rev. W.M. Cwirla for some thoughts on this text. Soli Deo Gloria! In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Most dangerous things have a fail-safe...
View ArticleJohann Gerhard on John 6:1-15 (Lent 4)
In the “our Father” [the Lord’s Prayer], we not only pray for the forgiveness of sins, but also for daily bread and food. Thus, we confess with this that we cannot only not make payment for our sin...
View ArticleLent 3 – Luke 11:14-28
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Nothing beats a clean house. In my house, we do everything possible to clean up the place before we go out of town. After a...
View ArticleLent 4 – John 6:1-15
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit The Lord provided manna and quail for the Israelites as they traveled through the wilderness to the Promised Land. God...
View ArticleLent 5 – John 8:46-59
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Jesus says in Mark chapter four: With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is...
View ArticleLent 6 (Palm Sunday) – Matthew 21:1-9
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit The processional Gospel from Matthew chapter 21 is read twice in the Church Year. It is first read on the First Sunday in...
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