Jesus tells us the meek will inherit the earth. They will be the ones to enjoy the fulfillment of the promise when the new heaven and the new earth come.…
Have you ever been at the grocery store and seen what you wanted there on the top shelf, and realized, after trying a few times, that you would need help…
Jesus reminds us to be humble, to seek humility, to learn it and grow in it. We praise beauty; we praise excellence; we praise performance. Humility is more worthy of…
So, eighteen years is a long time, bent over, suffering, for eighteen years. Then there’s Jesus. Maybe she always went to synagogue on Sabbath. Maybe she was there that Sabbath…
Fire? Division, not peace? Hypocrites? Why does Jesus have to say such things? I mean, I suppose I could just skip all those things he says like what we just…
Don’t be afraid. Is it that obvious? Everyone is struggling with something. Some hide it better than others, cover the tracks of their worries. If God says this to Abram—he’s…
Today, we especially take time to consider God in Trinity. Today is Trinity Sunday, if we choose to observe it. Ours is a Trinitarian, not a Unitarian faith. We believe…
Pentecost is a day of power. Every Sunday should be a day of power. Indeed—every day that we live in Christ Jesus should be a day of power, can be…