Titles of a book or event usually represent or summarize the content or theme. For instance, sometimes people will refer to the Bible as...

That the famine in Ruth 1 was triggered by bad theology might come as a surprise to some of you. Famines in our era are not usually the...

I appreciate Willie’s message Sunday about Luke 15:1-10 and “The Power of One” where Jesus compares the joy a man who found one lost...

As important as the resurrection is, we naturally think that it was the singular event that unlocked the disciples understanding of the...

Paul wrote, “…I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content...I can do all things through him who strengthens me (Phil....

Talk about a tension! So, I see the news from Ukraine – the horrible atrocities, the genocide, the evil, the senseless killing of...

Have you ever been to the Olympics? Or to some other world class athletic event? Paul had. After Paul’s radical conversion he disappeared...

Why was Paul willing to walk away from his life as a successful, influential, powerful Pharisee to follow the controversial Rabbi Jesus?...

We all like symbols. We have wedding rings which symbolize our lifetime commitment of marriage. Stores and various brands have symbols to...

In Sunday’s sermon, Rich preached a great word about being made in the image of God. He said we are created to worship and reflect the...

The problem at Philippi was that their culture, not the gospel, determined their values in ways they could not readily identify. The...

On most any average day I’d rather be a participant than a spectator. The Olympics have just ended, and some of these athletes are so...

Friedrich Nietzsche said there are more idols in the world than there are realities. But just what is an idol, and can the gospel become...

“Hi, I’m a slave.” Awkward way to begin a letter to a church, isn’t it? Yet, it is how Paul opened his letter to the people he loved at a...

Whether you know it or not, we all operate with a bigger Yes deep down in our mind and heart. Your bigger Yes is that which guides you as...

Don’t you think it’s strange that the line of Jesus doesn’t go through Joseph? Maybe you haven’t given that much thought, but you have to...

Sunday, as we looked at Joseph’s life in Genesis 37-50, I raised the question about how we deal with adversity. Adversity forces us to...

When it comes to scripture, I’m not a big list person – you know 3 steps to power over your temptation, or 17 steps to overcome doubt, or...

Have you ever been in a class or small group where the leader says, “There are no stupid questions?” I have, and I get it – we as...

I’ve enjoyed re-reading the Christmas story again this year in the Matthew and Luke. Each time I read it new things pop out that I’ve...