1 Timothy 1 There are countless mysteries in the Christian faith, countless doctrines we cannot fully explain but nevertheless believe...

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Imagine you have a time machine and you take a person from the middle ages to a 7 course meal at a five star...

2 Chronicles 32:1-22; Colossians 1:1-23 The theme of God’s deliverance lies at the heart of both of our readings this morning. God acts...

Philippians 4 Joy is a gift, not a task. Joy is something God hands you. It’s not something you can only build with whatever materials...

2 Chronicles 29:1-24 In the days immediately after the terrorist attacks of 22 years ago today, it seemed like Americans were going to...

2 Kings 5:9-27 Part of being a Christian is learning to rejoice in boring things, or the things that seem quite boring. This is a lesson...

Ephesians 6 When I was growing up, my dad would occasionally tell a story about me from the pulpit. And the story goes like this: When I...

Ephesians 5:15-33 In our reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul admonishes the church in Ephesus to live in opposition...

Ephesians 4:25-5:14 Sin will destroy your life. It will burn through your soul like acid eating up your flesh. Lies will not make your...

Ephesians 1 When there was nothing there was love. Before the stars and the sun shined, before a single blade of grass fluttered in the...

1 Kings 16:29-17:24 One of the tougher biblical concepts for us to wrap our heads around is collective guilt–the idea that God judges all...

1 Kings 12: 20-13:5, 33-34 In our Old Testament reading, we see God ripping the ten Northern tribes of Israel out of the hands of...

Mark 6:14-29 Satan loves to chase after short term victories. But God always has His eyes set on the long term, on eternity. We see this...

1 Kings 11:1-26 When Adam and Eve fall into sin, why does it happen? Why does Satan succeed in convincing Eve to take the forbidden fruit...

1 Kings 7:51-8:21 When the Ark of the Covenant is brought to the temple, it’s a big deal. The Ark is essentially the presence of the Lord...

Luke 22:24-30 It takes the twelve awhile to learn the lesson but finally they learn it. Throughout Christ’s ministry, they are constantly...

1 Kings 3:1-15 In many ways, the story of King Solomon’s reign resembles a classic Greek tragedy. Here, at the beginning of his reign,...

1 Kings 2:1-27 Solomon is famous for his wisdom, but you don’t need the wisdom of Solomon to understand what his brother Adonijah is...

1 Kings 1:1-4, 15-35 It’s easy to see why Adonijah declares himself king in the fashion that he does. His father David is near death,...

2 Samuel 7:18-29 In today’s reading from 2 Samuel, we get David’s response to God’s response to David’s request to build the temple. We...