When the New Testament was put together, the wisdom of the day said to arrange all of Paulâs letters not in chronological order, or alphabetical order, but believe it or…
Last week, Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel made history, becoming just the eighth pitcher to record 400 or more regular season saves. For those of you who (like me)…
Evil spirits, demon possession, spiritual warfare, exorcismâwhew! This is tough stuff! We donât talk much about those kinds of things in our day and age. At least not in the…
A few years ago Phil and I were out to dinner with our friends, Barb and Ken, who are Roman Catholic. Barb asked me what I am preaching on these…
Our scripture lesson today is not only a story of conversion, itâs a story of inclusion. We donât talk about eunuchs much, but we know that in the ancient world,…
Can you imagine not having any money to give away, but having the power to heal someone? Luke records for us in the book of Acts that this man was…
I love it when a plan comes together. Several weeks ago, the Outreach Committee made a plan for today, that would kick off our May mission of the month, lift…
What immobilizes you? Think about something concreteânot like concrete concrete, even though thatâs a pretty good immobilizer. âConcreteâ as in something real, something actual, something you can name that prevents…
An Hour of Peace
Since October, Iâve been meeting most weeks after church with Limaâs confirmation class. We read the gospel of Mark together, we studied the Apostlesâ Creed, and we learned about church…