Each time I read this account, I am stunned by each line. Scripture tells us this is about God testing Abraham (22:1). We know it all works out. Abraham does…
George Floyd should not have died in police custody. Businesses, homes, and lives should not be burned to the ground. But there’s no building without tearing down, no creating without…
“Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (5:9). Peace must be made. Have you considered that? Peace isn’t simply already there. What’s already there is…
Twice in as many days, John the Baptist points to Jesus: “Look, the Lamb of God!” (1:29, 36). Lambs had one purpose in Israel’s relationship with God. We delight in…
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…
“He rescued us from the power of darkness” (1:13). Do you believe there is a power of darkness? I read the news, I see what’s going on around the world…
Where did Peter get a sword? How long had he been carrying that around? He has it with him, that night, there in the garden. He had a bad feeling:…
Love your enemies. Jesus phrases the matter strongly to make a strong point, a holy point. Enemies oppose us because of what we believe. We are their enemy because their…
These words of Isaiah are a poem, a song, a prophecy of hope. The hope is for Jerusalem; Jerusalem, here, is not simply a city, a spot on the map. …
Every so often, our Scripture reading brings us to Revelation. We call it a book; it’s much closer to a vision, a dream. Some think nothing of dreams; others believe…