Text: John 15:1-17 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He...
“Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” Luke 8:44 Yesterday, I began reflecting on Luke 8:40-56, a passage that focuses on two miracles of Jesus. In...
In a season focused anew on old symbols of ethnic pain, Jesus’ example reframes discrimination as a short-sighted and closed-hearted sin.
A few years ago in a moment of weakness, I bought one of those books of generic sermon illustrations. You know what I’m talking about. Stories that people have written or collected to...
This past August in my home city in the Northeast, two Muslim men, the Imam of a local mosque and the owner...
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Psalm 132 focuses on David and his concern for God’s “house” in Jerusalem, the temple that David’s son Solomon would build. In this context, the psalmist prays for the priests who served in...
I want you to know, beloved, that what has happened to me has actually helped to spread the gospel, so that it...
Professional artists discuss their inspiration. Plus: a case for the value of art from Matthew 6:25-33.
"Set your seal upon this rebel girl," ...
A Jesuit seminarian walks into J.P. Morgan. . . . If that sounds like the start of a joke, in the case...
A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves...
It's a little dangerous to suggest that one passage of Scripture is more important than another, given the fact that all of...
One of my favorite traffic signs appears in particularly busy sections of New York City. It reads: "Don't Even THINK of Parking Here." Not only does such a sign dissuade one from parking...
In 1971, Ray Tomlinson tapped on his keyboard and hit “send” on the first-ever email ... all the way across the room to a second computer in his lab.
After Jesus died on the cross, a man named Joseph came forward to bury his body. The Romans often left crucified corpses...
Life dealt Norma Jean Hornsberger a hard punch. A knockout. This dedicated Salvation Army staffer was thirty-two when doctors diagnosed her with cancer. Then her husband, Al, got cancer too. ...
Wayne’s Story Some years ago I became involved, somewhat unexpectedly, in the business of buying and selling cars. This chapter tells my...
"I'm going to kill you Father. ... I'm going to kill you 'cause you're innocent. ... There's no point in killing a...
