In John 14, Jesus describes the Holy Spirit being with us. This presence of God in our lives is key to that relationship. This happens,...

In the end of John's gospel, Simon becomes concerned about the disciple Jesus loved. Jesus tells him not to worry about the "beloved...

After breakfast on the beach with Jesus, Simon has a conversation where Jesus asks him about love. "Do you love me more than these?" Why...

Jesus appears to the disciples several times, first to Mary in the garden, then to most of the guys that evening, and then a week later...

Is there is such thing as having no doubts? We have a person in Thomas who has been caricatured as "the Doubter." I was raised...

Easter is a central celebration in our life together as Christians. #Death does not get the final word. Still there is no new life...

Good Friday is perhaps the least "joyful" of the Christian holy-days. Still, it's vital. As we head into the last days before Easter,...

I often find myself in the seat of judgment, quickly dispensing my own determinations about what is right and wrong with the world and...

We rarely talk about fasting. I hear about fasting and cleansing among folks interested in their health and not-so-much in church. The...

"Show up for prayer; don't make a show out of prayer." Over the years, I have talked about and practiced prayer a lot (sometimes more of...

Jesus spent a "long time" in the wilderness. What is his next move? Luke tells us his next stop is his home town. Jesus figures out who...

We are leaping from our study of #stories in the Hebrew Bible to studying some of the stories of #Jesus. This week we take up Jesus in...

Last week we took a glance at the Hebrew people trying to settle into the Promised Land under the perceived leadership of God with the...

One set of stories from the Bible includes an early kind of leader called a "judge." The stories of the judges are remembered and told in...

On Sunday we will hear a message from Mark Hayes. Mark has been at Saint James for a number of years and has served as the Chair of...

Moses was minding his own business (really his father-in-law's business) which was tending sheep. Nothing about Moses would give him a...

In our story there is a repeated call to see our meaning and purpose. Even as we are called and sent, there is an underlying meaning to...

The second story has three major characters and a minor one. Adam, Eve, and God play the lead roles and the serpent plays a minor one. It...

The Bible is full of stories that are meant to give us hope, teach us who we are, and help us on the path to find meaning in life. We...

We have made it a tradition to celebrate Christmas Eve with an additional 11PM Eastern worship time. For a second year, we will do that...