There is a lovely passage of scripture about being called and chosen in the writings of Jeremiah, near the beginning. I have heard used...

We always expect Jesus to be bringing things together and this story does not bode well for that expectation. In this story Jesus...

For a fair portion of my life, I was not a morning person! Even now I suspect I am not a morning person though I get my most focused work...

When we read in Matthew about measuring our faith by how we treat the "least of these," those who are sick and imprisoned and hungry and...

Presented with the commandments in Deuteronomy, the Israelites struggle to figure out if they can live into those commandments. The...

The prophet Elisha has taken over in the work of Elijah. A request for healing comes to the king of Israel form a rival king and leads to...

Sometimes in the Hebrew Bible, prophets arise independently, called out by God alone. Sometimes there is a passing along of the prophetic...

At the height of his work, Elijah runs away into the desert. Sometimes I think I understand where he was coming from. He had given his...

Sunday we are exploring Jesus' transition from daily ministry to Jerusalem. While the transition itself is important, on the way out of...

This Sunday is a day in the church year called Pentecost, a day to celebrate when the “church” became the church with an outpouring of...

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...