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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?...

According to Matthew, Jesus looked out into the crowd that day and said, “Y’all are the salt of the earth …” and later, “Y’all are the...

God does not fume or fuss, but there is grief in God’s voice: “Dear people, how have I done you wrong? Have I burdened you, worn you...

Jesus willingly uprooted his life and went to live among an occupied and oppressed people so he could bring light to their darkness....

Mathew sees Jesus for who he is. He sees it because of this baptismal scene. That’s why he puts it where he does. To highlight something...

Artists through the ages have convinced us that the star that drew them was a show-stopper, but no one else seems to have paid it much...

Joshua 4:1-9 Twelve Stones Set Up at Gilgal 4 When the entire nation had finished crossing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2...

So Mary experiences the birth of her first child not only with Joseph to help but surrounded by mothers and midwives. She draws from the...

As I said, I am a carpenter, skilled with my hands, hardworking and honest. I build doors for houses; I craft tables and tools, yokes and...

“Every year when Advent rolls around, we hear John’s voice shouting out in the wilderness. He draws a crowd, demands people repent, and...

“Before settling in to talk about John the Baptist, or Mary’s song, or an angel delivering messages, the church skips ahead to talk about...

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, [the] courage to change the things I can, and [the] wisdom to know the...

But as with so many things, while God could do this alone, God seems to prefer to share the work by involving us in creating (or...

Luke paints a picture of a great multitude – city-slickers from Jerusalem and country bumpkins from the Judean countryside and even...

In the parable, the Pharisee is confident, comfortable, … and when he notices the other guy praying, condescending. And the tax collector...

Luke looks out at his congregation and fears that they are asking the same question themselves. Why keep at it after all these years? Why...

When Paul wrote about Timothy’s faith having lived first in his grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice, he was celebrating, much as we...

The mood of World Communion Sunday is often buoyant, celebratory, triumphant! Isn’t it amazing, we gush, that Christians are sharing...