There is an old saying about discipleship, “live a life that wouldn’t make sense if God didn’t exist.” God makes things possible that...

Even though I grew up unchurched, I’ve been doing the church thing long enough that I’ve now heard many Bible passages so many times that...

I love the term “life-giving.” I discovered it several years ago to replace words like “good” or “right” or even “healthy.” It names the...

Our "fire and brimstone" ancestors put so much emphasis on personal behavior that we can miss that God has made promises to us. Promises?...

T The U.S. Surgeon General recently issued an advisory on the public health crisis of loneliness and isolation. Check out the full report...

As the holiday season approaches, we’ll get a jump-start with celebrating all God has done for us, who God is, and the Spirit-filled life...

Even though I didn’t grow up in the church, I still heard, “don’t do XYZ or God will send you to hell!” When Jesus got ahold of me in my...

I can’t stop looking at this image. It’s of a Syrian man landing on the shores of Greece with his family, e mbraced by a Norwegian...

I once had a lifelong Methodist tell me, “we Methodists are do-gooders.” I would agree with that. So much wonderful work is done by...

I was recently listening to Mark Clark in a lecture on preaching and he talked about the good news. He pointed out that most people who...

I’ve been challenging you to use the word “God” in a conversation each day. I have to confess that I have not been successful with that...

This week I was reading the Scripture passage from Proverbs with one of my daughters that goes along with our worship series (you can...

I’m not saying that God should trust us, but God does. At the very end of Matthew gospel, after Jesus has been crucified and then rose...

This week we’ll hear about a hero who was in the right place at the right time and then was brave enough to use her position to save her...

You’re just getting by day to day. You’ve noticed God. And then God opens your heart to listen. Before you know it, your life has become...

Many of us have been in circumstances that felt completely hopeless. Being told to look at the bright side doesn’t help. Perhaps there is...

Every world record was impossible to break until it wasn’t. It’s become so common in athletics that it’s an accepted truism. There is...

Heroes are all over comic books and blockbuster movies. And they are in real life, too – people whose courage, strength, and resilience...

Jesus is teaching again. He’s trying to help us understand and embrace this kingdom of heaven living. He’s giving us all we need to live...

Sometimes the way I think about God is so goofy. Like “finding God,” as if God is lost. Actually, I’m the one lost!! I’m like a little...