As long as I can remember, I have loved churches. Partly, it’s the architecture—especially of the older churches; more, though, it’s the atmosphere, the feel. My sister would say the…
I will extol the Lord (111:1). “Lift up your voice, now lift up your voice! Great is the Lord!” Extol. Praise. Maybe we don’t spend enough time here praising God,…
Jesus has just fed five thousand, and when the boat lands back on the other side of the Sea of Galilee, not far from Capernaum, in Gennesaret, another five thousand…
God’s Word of hope is persistent, dogged; it can’t be stopped, silenced, or driven out. That doesn’t mean the powerful of the earth will not try to eradicate this holy…
The disciples are on their journey, proclaiming and healing by the authority of Jesus: in the name and in the character of Jesus. They’re taking the name of Jesus…
Two by two. Why pairs? I get why Jesus didn’t send them each alone. I have many plans to serve the Lord, beloved. Plans. Hopes. Dreams. It’s good to…
Some young people leave home and never look back. Once you leave, you can’t go back because home isn’t there anymore. My family and I…
There is a qualitative difference in one who has been claimed by the faith, by the Spirit. God’s love looks like something; faith looks like something. There is a…
God’s love is “one another” love. This makes perfect sense, for God is one God in three Persons, blessed Trinity. John was writing in a situation where people in…
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God” (4:7). Everyone who loves. Well, then. If someone…