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...

This Sunday concludes our worship series on Jesus’ Greatest Hits. We have heard about the kingdom’s priorities: righteousness and servant...

We are good. We can be better. Our prayer is good. Our prayer can be better. As we continue through the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’...

“To be a disciple means less about believing in a set of propositions and more about acting upon God’s Word as interpreted by Jesus.” —...

Christian discipleship is really quite simple: Follow Jesus. Be an active learner. Love all. Model your life after his. Make disciples....

I am a do-er. I like to do things and I like to accomplish things. I set up goals and then celebrate when I can mentally check them off....

We are people who need to be part of people. It’s our identity; who we belong to. And often, we define our identity by who we hate. At...

I continue to be amazed with the human capacity for denial, including my own. When things are unpleasant, we put enormous effort into...

Some parts of Christian living are just so clear from the gospels: love your enemies, care for the poor, stand up for the oppressed,...