We don’t make much of Abraham. We might not even remember much about Abraham. Not many name their son Abraham, anymore. We may just recall that Abraham tried to kill…
Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist, agnostic, Jew, Christian—“the whole world [is] held accountable to God” (3:19). It’s God’s world. Christians aren’t the only ones living on God’s earth nor the only…
Oh, don’t you just hate to have to admit that you were wrong? We hear a lot about privilege these days, being privileged. Privilege isn’t just gets more; it is…
This last Sunday of the year and next Sunday, we will be hearing some hard things: hard to hear, perhaps hard to accept. The starting point is this: why is…
Just by way of review, Paul has reminded us that we are more than servants—we who believe now belong to God, having been purchased by Christ and brought into God’s…
Most Bible translations soften what Paul says in the opening line of Romans: “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus” (1:1). That sounds okay. Jesus came to serve, and we like…
“[A]re only a few people going to be saved”? One can ask that expecting an affirmative answer. One can ask expecting a negative answer. I mean, if Jesus says no,…
So, we’re told about something really horrible, here, in passing. We also get a glimpse of the political climate and of what Pilate is capable of. We may have this…
The economy, inflation, spending money that isn’t there—got you worried? Surviving your retirement? Healthcare, sickness—concerned about these? Conflict and horrendous crimes, at home and abroad, terror attacks, urban chaos, drug…
Oh, our sense of outraged justice, against us. How come they can, but not me? Why do they have, but not me? Why is it always so perfect for them,…