God’s Word concludes with a beginning. It seems fitting to conclude our time with Luke, to conclude this liturgical year, with words from the beginning of Luke’s telling of the…
Growing up, I’d sometimes ask my father for some money. He didn’t often have much, but I don’t recall him ever saying no. Later, when I was away at college…
I want a church where real need can find real help; I believe that you want that, too. When I preach, I aim to make the heart of my…
Morning has broken, like the first morning. Not one of those slow, sad women thought that. Easter doesn’t begin with joy; it was just a slow, sad walk to the…
Tonight is the perfect opportunity to receive Jesus. Oh, not that! If experience is trustworthy, there are some here this evening for whom church is not exactly a habit. I…
Who’s up for a fifteen hour walk? It’s about fifty miles from the Sea of Galilee to the city of Tyre, going northwest. That’s almost to Eagle Lake. The walk…
God sent Jesus to be our Redeemer, our Savior. Redemption comes with a cost; payment must be made, satisfaction given. The one wronged—God—must be satisfied. I don’t have the…
God created. There is so much wonder and joy, power and glory in those two words. I have no way to unpack that here, today, in this hour, but…
Perhaps there are times when it seems, feels, like my preaching gets preoccupied with fallen humanity—those are the times, I guess, when it sounds like I’m ranting, judging, condemning,…
God shall supply all your need. I never grow tired of hearing that. I rejoice when I hear that! Those words speak in the emptiest parts of me and…