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Daniel was one of the best and the brightest of his generation. That’s why he was part of the group hauled off to exile in Babylon. He...

When Jeremiah received his prophetic call from the Lord, he was commissioned … “to pluck up and pull down … to build and to plant.”....

You have probably been in circumstances where a prayer was expected and the most religious person in the room stepped up and said...

Of course, God is not a genie with three wishes to grant and Solomon is not Aladdin. Instead, Solomon’s throne still has training wheels,...

His tale is epic: chosen from shepherding his father’s flocks; brave enough to fight the Philistine giant Goliath; a gifted musician and...

Hannah is an unexpected hero. We are told at the beginning of 1 Samuel that she is married to Elkanah and they are from Ephraim, a...

Fresh off promising a son to Abraham and Sarah, God turns to the next matter on the day’s to-do list – a great outcry against the sin of...

I went to a denominational event back in February and heard that the Presbyterian Church had set aside a day to celebrate one of its own...

It is a feast for the senses with blowing wind and dancing flames, with a cacophony of languages and a flood of emotions, with the crush...

So, we spend Ascension Sunday remembering how Jesus withdrew and how the community continued his ministry. Luke 24:44-53 May 29, 2022 Dr....

These are not the first time the faithful have heard this sort of words. Revelation 21:10, 22-27 and 22:1-5 May 22, 2022 Dr. Todd R....

In John’s vision, he sees “a new heaven and a new earth” and a “new Jerusalem”! This is good news! New and improved is always good news,...

Stitch by Stitch is an all-woman shop in Frankfurt that grew up as a collaboration between a couple German fashion designers and refugees...

You know the story of Saul’s dramatic conversion: one minute he is on his way to Damascus to arrest followers of the Way, the next he is...

"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year,...

​​In John’s gospel, Mary Magdalene comes to the tomb while it is still dark. Why? She is not there to anoint the body – that’s already...

​Let me try and set the scene for you. The Holy City is flooded with people. (It is a bit like how people describe Charleston during the...

​Sometimes it can be hard to discern why certain texts are thrust together by the lectionary, like strangers on a subway car – some...

​Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann says, provocatively, “Churches should be the most honest place in town, not the happiest.” Why...

​There are so many well-known psalms! Just one phrase is enough to set people nodding in recognition. For instance: “The Lord is my...