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Romans 8:11 is, first of all, a word of hope. The same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead “will give life to [our] mortal bodies.” This refers to the resurrection that is...
As I noted in Monday’s reflection, the church in Rome was threatened by differences of opinion over what Christians should eat or...
In the last few weeks, our reflections focused repeatedly on the truth revealed in Ephesians 1:12: you exist for the praise of...
When I was in my early twenties, I began to sense that God was leading me to enter the ordained ministry in the Presbyterian church. When I shared this with church leaders, they...
Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. "Follow me and...
In yesterday's reflection, we wondered if, when we put our faith in Jesus Christ, we must change everything about our lives. The...
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the humble; do not claim to be wiser than...
I can think of lots of good reasons to share the gospel with people. As a pastor, I regularly preached the good news of God’s love in Christ to those who were not...
I can still remember Mrs. Merrill calling the first-graders to worship in the Sunday School of Hollywood Presbyterian Church. Quoting from the King James version of prophet Habakkuk, Mrs. Merrill...
In yesterday’s reflection, we considered the fact that we have been saved by God’s grace. In the classic Latin phrase of the...
