David Sandel

Third Sunday of Lent, March 23, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Water In those days, in their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses. Water. Or should I say the lack thereof? Where do YOU live? How are the water supplies? So far most of us don’t drink...

Saturday, March 22, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Brothers and sister A man had two sons. So here we are, 70ish years in, brothers and a sister still sharing hopes and dreams, along with memories of a supportive, generous, comfortable Missouri Synod Lutheran family in the center of black...

Friday, March 21, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Blood brothers Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons. Brothers in a family of twelve sons don’t necessarily get along day in and day out. Jacob neé Israel didn’t help this situation any. When his brothers saw that their father...

Thursday, March 20, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Generosity Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames. Too late, too late! Generosity is its own reward, and misers...

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Traveling The boy remained behind in Jerusalem, but the parents did not know it. In the middle of a beautiful warm sunny afternoon, I took a few minutes to see the...

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Words Do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but do not practice. Always I have been fascinated by words, the interplay of nouns and verbs, adjectives and prepositions, expletives and...

Second Sunday of Lent, March 16, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Moonlight Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Last week’s full moon, blood red to those who could see, was totally eclipsed for about an hour on Thursday night. It was cloudy in...

Saturday, March 15, 2025 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Strawberries This day the Lord commands you to observe these statutes and decrees. Be careful, then, to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. Yesterday was Pi Day, 3-14, and our hospitable apartment managers served us pizza...