Advent invites us into a season of waiting, wonder, and reflection. It’s a time to consider the profound reality of God’s kingdom...

What? God’s Right-Side-Up Kingdom? Did you really read that? Yes, you did! Last Advent, we wrote about God’s Upside-Down Kingdom,...

I wonder which is your favorite celebration during the year. I know, for my family, the answer would be Christmas—for a variety of...

I called him saucy from the moment I first saw him,                                                            as if he were lauding it...

I have spent a week traveling, attending two different retreats. One was a Mentoring Community Retreat, and the other was a Youth...

Is your life littered with a pile of unanswered prayers that you have tried to push under the carpet so the pain of them becomes somewhat...

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,                                for this sums up the Law and the...

Have you ever heard a sermon preached on a story from the Bible that you thought you knew so well, and have the preacher bring out...

Jesus said, “You have heard it was said ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those...

Election seasons can bring out the worst in us. As Christians, we are called to love one another, but it’s easy to forget this...

I first noticed the mess of grass and weeds hanging down from above two of our motion lights in our driveway. Then, I noticed a robin,...

“When you fast,” Jesus said, not “if you fast”. I don't know what your experience with fasting has been, but I know that it's not...

What is prayer like? It is a question I posed to my seminary students. Here is a story one of my students recently told me: "It was one...

I hate grocery shopping! I hate the time it takes to replace all we have eaten in the past week—buying the same stuff over and over I...

Blessings… Sit for a moment and think what comes to mind as you read that word… One morning recently, I was sitting with the LORD,...

I called him saucy from the moment I first saw him,                                      as if he were lauding it over his...

During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus makes a statement that has resonated over time, both challenging and inspiring believers: "Do not...

Imagine for a moment that you’re walking through a dense forest at twilight. The sun has dipped below the horizon, and darkness starts to...

For several months now, we have been wandering through the words of Jesus we tend to call The Beatitudes with the desire to make them...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9). This...