Author Archive for: goose52
Entries by Mark Lansberry
Make My Day – January 29, 2023
Scripture: Micah 6: 1-8 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit […]
Lighten Up – January 22, 2023
Scripture: Isaiah 9: 1-4 But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the […]
Above the Line – January 15, 2023
Scripture: Psalm 40: 1-11 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the […]
Flip the Switch – January 8, 2023
Scriptures: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Matthew 3:13-17 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and […]
There is a Season for Every Purpose Under Heaven – January 1, 2023
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 On Epiphany, we embrace the light that is the Christ and the awesome journey that continues, sometimes in certainty and sometimes in doubt, sometimes in clarity and […]
Presence in the Midst of Loneliness – December 24, 2022
Scripture: Isaiah 9: 2-7; Luke 2: 1-20 What an “odd” church! What an “awed” church! A child is born with an odd (read “dubious”) heritage in an odd place (an […]
Hope in the Midst of Hopelessness – December 18, 2022
Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-15; Matthew 1: 18-25 Nothing about this pregnancy was “usual.” Add to that signs and wonders and angel visits and the birth of Jesus can be called “odd” […]
Joy in the Midst of Despair – December 11, 2022
Scripture: Isaiah 35: 1-10; Luke 1: 46b-55 We wonder what one person, or one church, can do and we despair at the injustices of the world. When helplessness makes us […]
Love in the Midst of Hate – December 4, 2020
Scripture: Isaiah 11: 1-10; Romans 15: 4-13 The Hebrew word translated in the First Testament as “fear” is probably closer to our word “Awesome!” Those who are open to the […]