February 27, 2019
Hi my name is Naaman. You probably don’t know me but you can read my story in 2 Kings Chapter 5. And you should read it because it’s the story of a very prideful man (is there any other kind?) […]
January 31, 2019
Last week we saw that when the Babylonian king demanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego conform to his culture and bow down to his “I am” statue, they said to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend […]
January 24, 2019
Last week I stated that my intention is to choose to see my Father all around me, in the details. In every detail, in all the details, as a matter of fact. It is a choice, isn’t it? Over all […]
January 17, 2019
Last week we saw that what really matters in this upside-down world is that we trust Jesus—we trust him for our salvation, and we trust him in the details of our day-to-day lives. “The only thing that counts is faith […]
January 10, 2019
We often hear people say, “The first thing I’m going to do when I get to Heaven is ask God _____?” Perhaps they haven’t paid attention to scripture: “The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as […]
December 27, 2018
Joseph: Well, this is Joseph, and I’m back, and I’m with Mary, and yes, we are together! Maybe you already know the rest of our story. I had decided to divorce Mary quietly, foregoing my dowry, and I guess […]
December 20, 2018
My name is Joseph, and I could use a little guidance. My life has turned upside down, and I am conflicted—to say the least—as to how to respond. As my father often said, “Joseph, there are two kinds of people […]
December 13, 2018
Hi, I’m Mary, and I am sick to my stomach. Literally, but also figuratively, as well. I’m 14 years old, and my dreams are about to come true. Or were about to come true. It all looks so hopeless now. […]
December 6, 2018
In Luke’s familiar story of Jesus’ birth, we hear an announcement from the angel Gabriel about the peace Jesus will bring. But the familiar King James Version (KJV), the one we all grew up with at our church Christmas plays, […]
November 29, 2018
John begins his Gospel, “In the beginning,” to take us back to Genesis 1 and the creation story. Here is God’s own the description of the universe prior to creation. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now […]
November 15, 2018
Logos, (Greek: “word,” “reason,” or “plan”) in Greek philosophy and theology, the divine reason implicit in the cosmos, ordering it and giving it form and meaning. Have you spent any time digging into the Prologue at the beginning of the […]
October 25, 2018
I like a promise, but only if I can trust the person promising. The problem with that kind of trust is people are people. We can sincerely want to fulfill our promise, but being human we fail. Or we were […]