Yesterday I read the words that Jesus spoke to a group of religious people, and I couldn’t help but wonder what he would say to the religious people today–myself included. He told them that in spite of their diligent search of Scriptures, they still missed him....
To say that there was tension in the air would be an understatement. It felt more like a Western showdown where both sides came ready to draw after a count to ten. The body language said it all. Crossed arms. Short greetings. I breathed deep and prayed that God’s...
I am Your Father in Heaven The Father of your spirits. I chose you, rescued and adopted you. I paid a price for you. I am unseen, yet you see me in everything. And I see everything. I see you when you are in trouble or despair. I see when you give to others. I listen....
What will you accomplish today? Yesterday I didn’t check anything off of my “to-do” list. In fact, I didn’t even have a “to-do” list. I didn’t have the satisfying feeling from getting anything done, because I didn’t. I didn’t meet with a student, wash and fold any...
Easter and springtime–they go together. When I was a kid I probably thought that baby chicks, colorful eggs and spring flowers were mentioned in the Biblical story of the resurrection—at least it’s somewhere in the gospel according to North Americans. Then we...
My Dad has been suffering with some intense pain for nearly two months now since he had an acute pancreatitis attack one Sunday morning on the way to church. I know that there are verses about rejoicing in suffering, but I’ll be honest, there hasn’t been...
