Jesus’ Family Values

June 7, 2015
“Where are you?” This question is the connecting link between today’s lessons. God wants to know where His people are at, and is always aware of their struggles and joys.…

Re-making the Circle

May 24, 2015
Today is the Day of Pentecost—the birthday of the Christian Church. A more descriptive name for it might be the Festival Day of the Holy Spirit. The first Pentecost was…
Can love be commanded? Jesus seems to think so. “Love one another as I have loved you.” It is a love that is active, not passive; it is not so…
Seeing is believing…but believing is also seeing. In Acts, Peter admonishes the crowd for being amazed at the miraculous healing performed in Christ’s name. The Epistle speaks of the hope…
Resurrection -- new life! This is the heart of the Christian message and what we are called to witness to at all times. On this glorious day we celebrate God’s…
Unjustly, the Son of Man suffered persecution from religious zealots and was put to death. Yet this death reconciles us with God. Enduring hell and the grave, Jesus rises to…

Hanging onto the Glory

February 15, 2015
In certain unexpected, grace-filled moments, we are given glimpses of the glory of God, and Christ’s real presence seems especially real to us. In such moments, we worship. But our…
While Jesus observes a rhythm of public work (healings, exorcisms, teaching and preaching) in Mark’s gospel, we are also given a sense of the importance He places on prayer.  Getting…