revgregorynbakerMay 11, 20223 min readJury-rigging FamilyScripture: Ezekiel 37:16-17 – “Mortal, take a stick and write on it, ‘For Judah, and the Israelites associated with it’; then take...
revgregorynbakerMay 4, 20223 min readOf Goads and GodScripture: Acts of the Apostles 26:14 – “We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you...
revgregorynbakerApr 27, 20223 min readPeace Is Not Always PerfectScripture: Psalm 122:8-9 – “For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’ For the sake of the house of the...
revgregorynbakerApr 21, 20223 min readNew YeastScripture: 1 Corinthians 5:8 – “Therefore, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and evil, but with...
revgregorynbakerApr 13, 20223 min readThe Other Part of Holy WeekScripture: 1 Corinthians 1:20 – “Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made...
revgregorynbakerApr 6, 20223 min readThe Right Person for the JobScripture: Judges 9:8 – “The trees once went out to anoint a king over themselves.” (NRSV) One of the most interesting parts of the story...
revgregorynbakerMar 30, 20223 min readThe Reset ButtonScripture: Leviticus 25:10 – “And you shall hallow the fiftieth year and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its...
revgregorynbakerMar 23, 20223 min readMountains out of MolehillsScripture: Numbers 14:8 – “If the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk...
revgregorynbakerMar 16, 20223 min readGrant Us Wisdom, Grant Us CourageScripture: 2 Chronicles 20:17 – “This battle is not for you to fight; take your position, stand still, and see the victory of the Lord on...
revgregorynbakerMar 10, 20223 min readWhen It Rains, It PoursScripture: Job 1:18-19 – “While he was still speaking, another came and said, ‘Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in...
revgregorynbakerMar 2, 20223 min readA Bold and Humble FastScripture: Isaiah 58:3, 6 – “’Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?’ Look, you serve your own...
revgregorynbakerMar 2, 20222 min readAlways a Chance for GoodScripture: 1 Samuel 24:13 - “As the ancient proverb says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against...
revgregorynbakerFeb 16, 20223 min readWhy Do We Do This?Scripture: Luke 11:42 – “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of...
revgregorynbakerFeb 11, 20223 min readA Conspiracy TheoryScripture: Isaiah 8:12-13 – “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what it fears, or be in dread....
revgregorynbakerFeb 2, 20222 min readLight Is Before UsScripture: Luke 2:30-32 – “…for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for...
revgregorynbakerJan 26, 20222 min readThe Truth Cannot Be LostScripture: Jeremiah 36:28 – “Take another scroll and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll, which King Jehoiakim...
revgregorynbakerJan 19, 20223 min readOld and NewScripture: Luke 5:37 – “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and will be spilled, and...
revgregorynbakerJan 12, 20223 min readCheck the LightScripture: Luke 11:35 – “Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness.” (NRSV) In his poem “An Essay on Criticism,”...
revgregorynbakerJan 5, 20223 min readBeyond the WallsScripture: Acts of the Apostles 7:48 – “Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made with human hands…” (NRSV) There is a great...
revgregorynbakerDec 30, 20213 min readBuilding the FutureScripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 – “According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and...