“[A]re only a few people going to be saved”? One can ask that expecting an affirmative answer. One can ask expecting a negative answer. I mean, if Jesus says no,…
There are things Jesus says, and not just once, that don’t exactly comfort or inspire us, because we don’t know how to take what he says. For example, “I have…
My mother-in-law grew up in The Bronx, attending, as I found out several years back, a Presbyterian church. In the same neighborhood were many Jews, observant Jews. “Did you know…
The Temple, Herod’s Temple, was built to make an impression. When architects build to impress, they think about how best to do that. Size is one factor, the scale. The…
It’s not as if, before the time of Martin Luther, there had been no inkling that something had gone wrong, that the church needed to get back to the basics,…
Bible Text: Matthew 5:5-8 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Jesus tells us the meek will inherit the earth. They will be the ones to enjoy the fulfillment of the promise…
Bible Text: Jeremiah 23:1-6 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Today is a day for wrapping up. Next Sunday, I’ll start telling the story from the top once again. What…
Bible Text: Luke 13:10-17 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | So, eighteen years is a long time, bent over, suffering, for eighteen years. Then there’s Jesus. Maybe she always went to…
Bible Text: Luke 6:27-38 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Love your enemies. Jesus phrases the matter strongly to make a strong point, a holy point. Enemies oppose us because of…