Can we trust in God even in difficult times? Abraham is given a horrible, agonizing task: sacrifice his only Son to prove his love of God. Paul says we are…
Description: Happy readings these are not. In Genesis, Sarah is fearful that Hagar’s son will one day inherit instead of her own, Isaac; so she demands Abraham cast them out.…

Even After All That…?

June 15, 2014
The doctrine of the Trinity has been a conundrum throughout Christian history, an inspiring conception of how God works, but also a divisive point of dogma when it is disconnected…

Playing with Fire

June 8, 2014
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…
Those days after He ascended must have been tough ones for the disciples. First, the good years of following Jesus and being in on his teaching abound the kingdom of…