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…
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…
One of the big Jewish holy days is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement: the day above all others for seeking God’s forgiveness for the failure to live as God…
Jews would not keep herds of pigs. The territory into which Jesus takes his disciples now is Gentile territory; more, it’s culturally Greek. Greek thought owed nothing to and had…
We gather. Jesus goes. Where does Jesus go? Where people need to hear the Word. He goes where the Word is needed. Let’s follow. He goes where people need a…
Nearly seventy years ago, William Barclay wrote: “[i]t is a grim commentary on human nature that many a book and many a play and many a film has had success…