May I make a broad sweeping statement which I realize is always dangerous... regardless of subject matter. It is well known and...

“Speak only if it improves on silence.” This quote is attributable to my favorite, nineteenth & twentieth century...

Dear Easter People, During Holy Week, the pastors at my son Tim’s church share reflections on the Jesus seven words from the cross. I...

“Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you...

“I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one...

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and...

When you stop and think about the lives of the disciples in Bible times, it’s obvious that there are many differences – but I oftentimes...

Throughout the season of Lent, our Sunday School children were learning some of the foundational truths of our faith to help them...

John 20:28 Then Thomas answered, “My Lord and My God!” Thomas caught the love of God in the presence of Jesus. He did not even need to...

Humankind has seen plenty of pandemics across our time on this earth. In the early centuries after Jesus’s time, many Christians lead...

We are a fallen creation. Sinful in our nature requiring of Grace to redeem our shame. We need a Savior and that is exactly what has been...

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were barred for fear...

All during this week the disciples had heard Jesus say many things, had directly observed the anger of the leaders of the synagogue, and...

Going through Holy Week with the disciples gives the clear picture that Jusus’ mind was on his mission and that he was determined to...

During Holy Week Devotions, Pastor Jerry and I will be reflecting on each day through the eyes of one of Jesus’ original disciples. I...

Acts 1:8 And you will be my witnesses, in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria and to the ends of the earth. We are “stand ins” for our...

Cont’d from yesterday… finale Why? Why would an African American woman thank me? Would I not be perceived as a member of the problem...

Entering the MLK Memorial, Kim and I were immediately struck with the realization, we are the only white European types visible in the...

Few moments in my life have ascended to a level that may best be described as transformative, however, this is one! It was a crisp sunny,...

As we enter this week of devotions on Social Healing, my heart is filled with the pain of the hateful murder of eight people, six of them...