It was in and through Jesus that the One God, the One King over all creation made One People for…
If we are in Christ – if we are inside that ark – then no matter how terribly the storm…
If you are facing wounds that no human hand can heal; if you are facing sin that no human effort…
As Jesus teaches us to pray, we are learning to rely on the love and goodness of God our Father,…
Every so often we are gifted a glimpse of the glory of the kingdom of God, but we’re not always…
It seems natural, and good even, to seek to build ourselves up – to base our choices on what we…
We can spend our lives building sturdy boats, but in the end, if our faith is in our boats rather…
Do you mean that I can be forgiven and made whole? Do you mean that I can be loved, not…
God has designed our bodies to react to certain ways to different circumstances. However, when we twist and misuse those…
One in two people will suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in their lifetimes – why don’t we talk about…
Because of the faithfulness, steadfast love, and power of the Lord, we wait for him, we trust in him, and…
A good tree bears good fruit, and a bad tree bears bad fruit. What is the fruit that your life…
One of the ways that God’s love should change us is the way that we view others and their actions…
Despite checkered pasts, questionable presents, and cloudy futures, Christ invites us into his kingdom – a kingdom that is not…
If our lives are garments that are stained and torn, does Jesus just come to patch it up and put…
After revealing Peter’s sin and his own glory, Jesus issues a simple, but profoundly difficult call to Peter, and to…
Adam was tempted, he failed, and he fell, cast out of the garden, doomed to die and to return to…
When Jesus was baptized, he was binding himself to us, choosing to become one with us. What encouragement can we…
What difference does it make to have someone with you, beside you, in person? Luke 2:1-21
Hope can empower people to do some amazing things, and Mary is no exception. Her hope in her Lord was…
Why do we get so upset when things do go our way? Hasn’t everyone else read the script I wrote…
With each king that leads his people in a right worship of God, there is still the ever-present risk of…
The failures of the kings of Israel are not just interesting stories, or examples of how not to act, but…
Can a person’s hands ever be truly free of the stain of their sins? 2 Samuel 11-12 Psalm 51
The church in Ephesus has been through a lot, and they have held tightly to the truth over the course…
2 Timothy 2:20-26 How can a dirty cup be made useful? By washing it, of course! How can a life…