They saw the star, and it set them on a journey. I’m talking about the three wise men of the bible. That journey was somewhere between 500 to 1000 miles to see and worship Jesus.
Journey
Angels
Angel, of course, is just a fancy way to say messenger. They can be heavenly creatures or flesh and blood like us. But more than their makeup is
Deserving
John’s commitment to God resulted in his incarceration. There, all alone, in his dank cell, he has a question, “is Jesus the Messiah or should we wait for another?” John’s question is our question,
Not Optimism
Hope in God is illogical, unreasonable and burdensome. And yet, hope in God is dependable, mysterious, and transformative. Hope in God is often disparaged as childish or simple-minded. Just think about what some said to Isaiah, when he wrote,
Thanksgiving 2025
With so much going wrong in the world these days it seems nearly impossible to maintain a disposition of gratitude. And yet, we must remember that the suffering and the troubles that we face now are no different in essence than those of any other human generation.
Reclaim, Respond, Rejoice
This year’s theme is Reclaim, Respond and Rejoice. This theme is a spiritual map with mile markers for traveling in disorienting times and over difficult terrain. It delivers to us anew the buoyancy of gratitude because it
A Sent Life
Jesus sends these seventy saints to live lives joyfully at odds with self-interest. The good news of living a sent life is actually learning to depend on God: for direction, for protection, for correction, for provision, for healing, for forgiveness, for the capacity to forgive.
An Uncommon Success
Jesus never promises conventional notions of success. He doesn’t promise, wealth, promotions or prominence. What he promises is a life of meaning.
#11 We Believe!
We believe every sinner has a future. We also believe every saint has a past. In both statements you can see God’s fingerprints.
#10 We Believe!
We believe death is not to be feared. We believe that death does not end life, it only changes life.