We all want to love and be loved more deeply, but real love is hard and we often fail. The book of Hosea paints a picture of God’s love... read more →

Jesus taught his followers, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Many of us, however, find... read more →

When we read the familiar story of Mary and Martha, we want to put them in categories—Mary is worshipful and calm and Martha is busy and frantic. However the story... read more →

When the lawyer was trying to test Jesus, he asked him two questions: “What must I do to have eternal life?” and “Who is my neighbor?” We know the answer... read more →

It was my fifth grade teacher who first told me to quit making a mountain out of a molehill. She meant that I was making things harder than they needed... read more →

There is a lot of change happening in the world right now. Unfortunately, we don’t handle change well because it means losing something in order to gain something new. That... read more →

As Christians we are not exempt from hurt or grief or suffering.  We spend a lot of time searching for meaning, reasons or excuses when the realities of the world... read more →

In recent years, our culture has become incredibly divided, and we surround ourselves with opinions that already match our own. We have suffered intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and have all... read more →

Jesus constantly uses agrarian parables to describe the Kingdom of God because they evoke a sense of growth, vitality, and life. He says that the Kingdom of God is dependent... read more →

God's discipline is always connected to God’s love, but that doesn’t mean that the consequences of sin can be ignored. Justice is necessary so that mercy will have a foothold... read more →