Paul has been talking about requirements. We’re used to requirements, to apply for a job, get a driver’s license, a passport, a loan. To do just about anything there are…
Gratitude—it does us all so much good. All sorts of studies confirm it, but we probably already know or believe. Sharing gratitude—this does so much to build friendship, fellowship. It…
Some can get so hung up on the horrible, deplorable misogynist patriarchy that they lose sight of the fact that Scripture doesn’t exactly paint the noblest picture of men to…
Some people are confident—we kind of admire them. Some are over-confident. Confidence isn’t a bad thing—quite good, actually. We need confidence daily, even when we don’t think about it, as…
I’ve got some work to do on myself, still have work to do. Life has worked me over, and still does. God is reworking me, praise be to His name!…
When I began attending church twenty-two years ago, I’m not sure I knew what I was expecting. I just had this inner sense—whispering, nudging—that God wanted me to go to…
Isaiah was unsparing in pointing to the God-defying behaviors and choices all too common all around him in his day. What we mostly remember about Isaiah, I suppose, are his…
Jesus is teaching his faithful, expanding their spiritual horizons to take in what he’s been telling them, but it’s tough. There’s a lot of distraction and a lot of resistance. …
Bible Text: Luke 12:32-40 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | I pastored a church in Illinois, right out of seminary. A fellow pastor in that presbytery served two congregations. Those of…
Bible Text: John 13:1-17 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | “You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” Life happens, and we wonder what God…