“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:17, Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent)
It’s strange, isn’t Read more
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do Read more
…What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8b)
Home run grand slam…Hole in one…Triple crown…Pot of gold…G.O.A.T…pick your favorite metaphoric figure Read more
Our typical understanding of prophecy is like what we see in the Harry Potter movies, where there is a little crystal sphere that holds a wispy vapor that is predicting the future–prophecy, we think, is sort of like fortune Read more
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from Read more
Care … rests upon genuine religion. Care allows creatures to escape our explanations into their actual presence and their essential mystery. In taking care of our fellow creatures, we acknowledge that they are not ours; we acknowledge that they Read more
Joy is the serious business of Heaven. (C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer)
In my sermon on Sunday (you can read it here), I said my goal is for us to replace apprehension and discomfort Read more
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)
Sometimes I worry that you might Read more
O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquillity the plan of salvation; let the whole world see Read more
You are the light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden, and no one lights a lamp and puts it under a clay pot. Instead, it is placed on a lampstand, Read more
