I am going to take a risk this morningAside from whatever ways I’m supposed to help others,- my own life in God has been driven by one passion• that is, to experience everything Jesus promised his disciples• my primary ration...

Every week I spend two days in Scotty’s homeI’ve been doing this for years–making meals for my grandchildren:- one breakfast for Calum (and afternoon snacks), one lunch for Adrianna, and three dinners • I’m still taking two of th...

 We’re told this large crowd “had come to the feast”I take that to mean they were not locals, but most likely from the Galilee region where they had followed Jesus' ministry- being visitors to Jerusalem, they “camped” o...

Passage: Galatians 5The Big Question:When did faith become more about the lines we draw than the love we live?We all do the internal calculus:• Can I be friends with someone who voted differently?• Can I worship with peop...

Samuel enters the Scriptures during a chaotic period of historyThe best way to understand it, is found in a line repeated in Judges“In those days there was no king in Israel” (Jdg. 18:1 and 19:1)- and again at the very e...