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Meditation on  John 9 (selected verses) March 15, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, OH As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind soContinue reading “Open Our Eyes That We May See”

Meditation on John 3:1–17 March 8, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, OH Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs thatContinue reading “Questions Welcome Here”

  Meditation on Matthew 4:1-11 March 1, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton            Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the SonContinue reading “Be Real”

           Meditation on Matthew 6:1-6 Ash Wednesday The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as theContinue reading “We Are Dust”

  Meditation on Matthew 17:1–9 Transfiguration Sunday The Presbyterian Church Feb. 23, 2020         Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzlingContinue reading “Come Up to the Mountain”

Meditation on 1 Cor. 3:1-9 and Matt. 5:21-37 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton Feb. 16, 2020 And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solidContinue reading “Create in Me a Clean Heart”

Meditation on  Matthew 5:13–20 Feb. 9, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton 13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A cityContinue reading “You Are Salt and Light!”

Meditation on Micah 6:1-8 Feb. 2, 2020 The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, OH   Hear what the Lord says:     Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. 2 Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the Lord,     and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with his people,     and he will contendContinue reading “What Does the Lord Require of Us?”

  Meditation on John 14:1-7 In Memory of Raymond “Duke” Walters Nov. 5, 1932-Jan. 26, 2020 Jan. 29, 2020    “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go toContinue reading “You Know the Way”

  Meditation on Matthew 4:12–23 Jan. 26, 2020 The Presbyterian Church, Coshocton, OH   12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah mightContinue reading “Follow Me”