At the center of Christian living is Jesus, our source and giver of life. As Jesus prepared his followers for his death and resurrection, he makes clear that a connection with him is vital for their lives. We, too, must…
Many Christians feel that being Christian is a matter of agreement with certain truths or practices. Jesus calls his followers to something a bit different. Finding deep relationships with Jesus and others might be the key to experiencing the love…
God is always at work building bridges and helping reconciliation to happen. This work of God can be disturbing to us at times! It is through these new relationships that God helps everyone breakthrough to a new perspective. God's best…
Much of the life in American culture is build around transactions. This for that. This way of thinking becomes a problem when we bring it our relationship with God. When talking about money the topic of “transaction” becomes even more…
Relationships are at the very heart of our being with God and one another. This reality is on full display in the baptism of Jesus. What we so often seek from God is a “role”…healer, warrior, etc. But Jesus reveals…
It is hard to imagine thanksgiving without thanking someone. We usually don’t thank “things” or circumstances. We thank people. Let us not take for granted the lovely fabric of community in both the known and the stranger. Thanksgiving does not…
It is one thing to get answer you may not want. It is another to learn that you have been asking the wrong question. Our obsession with explaining why one person is “blessed” and another is not, reveals our own…