For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the hear...  Read More

I pray that this time has given you an opportunity to focus on your relationship with God. During Lent, 40 Days of Purpose, you can share your disappointments, unfulfilled expectations and regrets wit...  Read More

Easter represents the reality that though “in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). The last enemy to be destroyed is death and Jesus has done just that. The resurr...  Read More

As we get closer to Resurrection Sunday one of the things we remember is our need for repentance.Even though we’ve placed our trust in Christ, it is good for us to remember the why we love Him.  We ne...  Read More

Like Communion, Resurrection Sunday is a time of remembrance. It causes reflection. “Do this in remembrance of me,” Jesus said in 1 Corinthians 11:24. Just like pausing in a service to drink the cup a...  Read More

The explicit claims Jesus made about His authority, Him as Messiah, and His God-ness, ultimately did him in. It was not His expansive love shown for every person he encountered. Now, this is not an ex...  Read More

The Jewish leaders were increasingly hostile toward Jesus. There is a lot the Jewish leaders didn’t like about Jesus, but their most intense, murderous fury was directed toward him because he believes...  Read More

Martin Luther said that religion is the default mode of the human heart. He knew that we are constantly tempted to rely on what we do for God, instead of relying what he has done for us in Christ.  Th...  Read More

Christians today commonly speak of three different options for engaging ideas and practices in the world. We can reject them as inappropriate and unhelpful. We can receive them as good and helpful. Or...  Read More

As a deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.Psalm 42:1Loving other people is the second greatest commandment. Changing our thinking and our ways we put others’ needs ahead of...  Read More

Examine me, O Lord, and try me;Test my mind and my heart.Psalm 26:2Fasting, whether it is all food or just certain things, should cause us to look within ourselves. Look within to what motivates us to...  Read More

Acts of personal sacrifice and spiritual development are woven through scripture.  Scripture also encourages us to help those in need. The Old Testament is filled with statements to care for widows, o...  Read More