Hagar’s story from the Bible isn’t the first one anyone thinks of, yet it is our story so many times. You’ll find it in Genesis 16. It is...

Happy New Year.  Happy New Start.  Happy Clean Slate! As I think about last year and how I can learn from it as I move into a New Year, I...

The scene is private.  We would have seen nothing unusual if we had been visitors to the Temple that day.  A young couple brought their...

My favorite Christmas angel story is not when Mary receives her message from an angel. It is the story of Zechariah and his angel visit....

Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.  I Thessalonians 5:18   It’s easy to be thankful for ...

Why do we, as Christians, think and act in these complex, chaotic, and often hopeless times as if we have no hope for the future? 

What is a Christian’s response to the mess we find ourselves in?  How do we talk about the issue on everyone’s mind without argument.

When the disciples needed to replace Judas, it was not a playground exercise of choosing by personal preference. This was a critical...

When Moses fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian overseer, he traveled to Midian 700 miles away! There he found safety in the simple life...

John Mark surfaces in the beginning of the early church.  The first time we meet him, he is introduced as the son of Mary at whose home...

It was not a social gathering at the house of Mary, mother of John Mark, in Jerusalem.  It was a prayer meeting.  Their spiritual leader,...

Who writes real letters anymore? We post family pictures and updates on social media.  We text or email our celebrations and woes. ...

We are not changing our world.

As Christians in a postmodern world, we are swimming upstream.

In the first century church, unity prompted by love in Christ and for Christ, grew the reputation and reach of the first Christians....

I have ben thinking about the cost of becoming a first century Christian and growing a first century church.  I facilitated a Bible study...

Easter isn't over! The power of our personal journey to the cross is just beginning, again.  The celebration of Easter with its music,...

Betrayal is a subtle visitor . . . until it isn’t. On the night that Jesus was betrayed, only Jesus saw the darkness lurking. He had...

A cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said . . . Listen to him. Mark 9:7, NLT When Jesus invited Peter, James, and John to...

From the beginning of time, from the moment you existed in your mother's womb, on every day since you were born, God has loved you with...