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Jesus warned that hypocrites pray before people, but his disciples were to pray to God. Specifically he said, “Pray to your Father...
How do you navigate the online space as witness over argument, testimony over talking points?
We are grateful that you know precisely what our frustrated groans mean. Take our groans, and turn them into prayers, in accordance...
Happy New Year!
During one of the semester breaks of my college years, I volunteered to help strip and wax the floors of our student...
Every church creates its own culture—a blend of leaders, congregations, neighborhood, city, state and nation, along with language(s) spoken and theological orientation...
In yesterday’s reflection, we consider Zechariah’s hesitant and doubtful response to the angel’s news that Elizabeth, his elderly wife, would bear a son.
Advent: a season of hope and expectation.
Howard Butt Jr. shares a message about a mother's love. At the end of the day, true relationships are about grace, not grudges.
Psalm 80 begins with a cry to God, who is addressed as the “Shepherd of Israel” because he has led Joseph’s descendants...
We roll our bags down the entry hallway of Children’s Hospital, past a colorful abstract butterfly mural. We’re here for a scheduled...
Years ago, a mentor told me, “Show me your bank account, and I’ll show you your true self.”
This is the fourth talk of Andy Mills' five-part series on faith and work. Andy Mills is the former CEO of the...
Psalm 113 celebrates the greatness of God. It calls us to praise the Lord because he is “high above the nations” (113:4).
In yesterday’s reflection, we focused on the first part of Ephesians 5:15, “Be very careful, then, how...
How do you find meaning in your work? How do you discern your calling? What is it...
Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane is, in my opinion, the most unexpected prayer ever. There is no prayer in Scripture...
Some Christians don’t pay attention to Jesus’ hyperbolic teaching style or broader biblical teaching on God’s nature, and we turn Mark 11:2...
Throughout his ministry, Jesus had proclaimed the coming of the kingdom of God. For first-century Jews, this implied that a divinely anointed royal figure would soon expel the Romans from Judea.
“We want you to do whatever we ask of you.” Wow! Now that’s some request. It’s as if they wanted a blank...
