The question is not whether God is saying something in the midst of this pandemic. God is always saying something. In the Old Testament, there was no word from God…
We must understand our Christian identity in Christ before we will be actively involved in God’s work. Our basic problem is not a doing problem–our basic problem is a being…
Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic was declared, on March 27 Pope Francis gave a meditation on Mark 4 and the calming of the storm. His message: let us give our…
We often start the year off with good intentions, but our follow-through stinks. So it’s the dawn of another New Year, a time when many of us plot to do…
In October, over a 20-day period, I read through about 1,500 years of history – 388 pages of print that was far too small, and without any pictures! I read…
“Live your lives here in reverent fear.” (1 Pet. 1:17) “You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house….” (1 Pet. 2:5) “Live such good lives among…
Most of us don’t set out to be liars; we don’t wake up and ask, “How am I going to lie today?” We are much more subtle and nuanced….
The tension seems ever-present. What is a correct understanding of the place of grace and law in the life of a Christian? Further, what is an appropriate contrast? Law…
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is…
“….that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe…