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In a culture that gives celebrity status to patriarchs and warrior kings like David, God looks for a suitable collaborator in the ongoing...

It is hard during December when those candles are drowned out by all the Christmas tree lights; when the stories seem to be from a long...

For two thousand years Christians have been reading this story about the twelve being sent out with Jesus’ authority to preach and heal...

As the gospel says, Jesus was walking along, saw Matthew sitting in his tax booth, and said, “Follow me.” It seems so random – as if...

But we also witness to the fact that waiting is part of faithfulness. We worship a God who acts in God’s own time. Not on our timetable....

But we also witness to the fact that waiting is part of faithfulness. We worship a God who acts in God’s own time. Not on our timetable....

On our better days, sin can seem like someone else’s problem, an antiquated construct, a dark myth. But from the shadows, Peter lifts up...

Other may see them as debris or rubble, but God will use them, collectively, to build a house – a place of welcome, of warmth; a place...

... as John tells the story, Jesus tries to salvage the conversation by immediately telling a parable about sheep and gates, about...

I wonder what the woman painted by Velázquez, and given voice by Levertov, had hoped Luke 24:13-35 April 23, 2023 Dr. Todd R. Wright ...

his scars tell of a Savior who will do anything to communicate God’s love; to grant those who believe, life, (eternal life), in his name!...

It must have pained Matthew to give such a detailed account of his absence; how his boldness in leaving the tax booth evaporated when he...

People had been hoping for one for a long time – someone to save them from occupation and oppression, from violence and violation, from...

Maybe Jesus’ tears were bright and determined because he was doing something worth living for, worth dying for. ​John 11:1-45 March 26,...

Only Jesus sees a precious child of God, no more sinful than anyone else. Only Jesus sees him as something more than broken, an object of...

I think Jesus was not just waiting for any Samaritan; I think he was waiting for this woman. John 4:5-42 March 12, 2023 Dr. Todd R. Wright...

It’s a story full of questions that don’t get answered to Nicodemus’ satisfaction, but something happened that night. We don’t hear much...

Adam and Eve knew so little before. They knew that God loved them and that Eden would provide all they needed. That’s all they need to...

The temptation, for churches as well as individuals is to build tents. We can see the change coming. We know things will never be the...

What do teachings about anger, adultery, divorce, and vows have to do with each other? What do they have to do with being salt and light?...