There is an old joke about telling someone who is upset that they need to calm down. The joke (in part) is that by saying those words the...

“She has done a beautiful thing to me” (Matthew 26.10b; Mark 14.6b). John’s account (John 12.1-8) tells us that Mary is the lady who has...

“Pierce my ear, o Lord, my God. Take me to Your door this day. I will serve no other god. O Lord, I’m here to stay. For You have paid the...

In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation of wisdom. One day, someone came to find the great philosopher and said to him: “Do...

How do we know how to be the people God wants us to be? There is a foundation that (most) all people who follow God start with- I don’t...

“To serve the present age; my calling to fulfill. O may it all my powers engage to do my Master’s will!” (A Charge to Keep I Have, verse...

Since 1984, Teacher Appreciation Week has occurred during the first full week of May. Perhaps you are a teacher, or you know a teacher,...

Lately I have heard several people tell me they don’t want to come to services because they are so sad and upset that they will just cry...

In Matthew 17 Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain. There, Jesus becomes radiant and His clothes luminescent. Moses and...

“Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of...

“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me” declares the LORD of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the...

I don’t have anything specific I need. No immediate problems or encumbering worries; conversely, things are going really well. I have my...

Paul had a long relationship with the church in Ephesus. In his letter to them he addresses theological issues in the first half and more...

Ephesians 5: 1-14 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a...

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14.1 (NIV) The next verses usually get top billing in...

You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? Ps. 56:8 (NKJV) As a child of God, we have many...

I have been blessed to travel to many places and enjoy a vast array of life experiences. Rainforests and deserts; blizzards and...

“I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring...

Death is not exactly the most entertaining topic to discuss. For those left behind, death is often troubling, even shaking some to...

Have you seen the docuseries entitled: The Chosen? This semi-fictional piece of art coves the life of the men and women Jesus chose to...