Opening our eyes to see Christ in our midst is a challenge for all on their Christian journey, but it is literally a step in the right direction—especially when it…
“Blessed are those who have not seen yet believe.” The bold, good news of Easter: Death could not hold Jesus in its power! But like Thomas and the other disciples,…
“Christ is risen!” “Christ is risen indeed.” In deed! Not just in spirit or in history, but in action, in the here and now, too. Easter, our great celebration of…
How well we know life’s ups and downs. Jesus even more so. On Palm Sunday He experiences it all. First, He received great praise as He entered Jerusalem as the…
The Spirit of God brings new life! Two of the Bible’s most startling stories of death-turned-to-life are found in this week’s lessons—Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones and…
Seeing with the eyes of Christ is a perspective for which most people yearn. Today’s scriptures reveal different examples of such sight with insight. Samuel learns to see with something…
Is there a difference between food and nourishment, between fuel for the body and fuel for the soul? Daniel’s healthy lifestyle prompts a pagan king to reconsider the sovereignty of…
When John the Baptist saw Jesus walking by, he sensed something in the man that was divine. “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”…
Temptation. Sin. Right and wrong. How we respond to such things mark us as human beings. The familiar story of the temptation of Adam and Eve is no less relevant…
Combining the salt and light passages from our Old Testament and Gospel lessons sheds a new perspective on the meaning of discipleship. Followers of Jesus fulfill the law and the…