Scripture - Luke 9:28-43 Jesus took three of his disciples with him up to a mountaintop to pray. While there, these disciples saw Jesus’ glory, & they heard the very voice of God. Close your eyes & imagine yourself as a fourth disciple standing upon this mountain, as you hear the word of God. Imagine the scene after the transfiguration when the echo of God’s voice has finally faded. The disciples must have had a dozen questions for Jesus. In Mark’s account of this event, h

Scripture - 1 Corinthians 15:35-49 Let us delight in the word of the Lord, & meditate on God’s teachings, day & night. Imagine you are standing outside a car showroom, a hundred or so years from now. An advertisement has brought you & lots of others to see a new type of car. It is different from all that went before, the slogan said. “It looks pretty much the same to me,” one person says. “Well, it is similar,” replies another, “but the engine seems different somehow.” The

Scripture - 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 The word of God is a delight & a gift beyond price. Come to be delighted, as we listen for God’s word today. The apostle Paul was overwhelmed with the significance of the resurrection. He took the position that if it is only for this life we have hope in Jesus Christ, we are – of all people – most to be pitied. The Christian faith is not self-delusional nonsense. It is the rugged, tough stuff of being equipped to live in this life, to di