SolLuna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 12/19 “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord …” – Luke 1:46 The Magnificat remains one of the most glorious expressions of praise in all of musical literature. Perhaps, someday, in Heaven,… Continue reading

The real question is this: Am I seeing Jesus where Jesus is?  That question separates the sheep from the goats. Continue reading

May we seek what is of greatest value and invest everything in it. Continue reading

SolLuna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 12/16 Be Watchful “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their… Continue reading

In this Advent which points to a final Advent, we are reminded that our calling as earth-citizens and Kingdom citizens is to be wise and faithful stewards of God’s people and God’s stuff. Continue reading

Life can change quickly. Things that seem so set for all time, can be disrupted, can tumble, and can disintegrate. Towns can be leveled by a storm. Mountains can explode in a volcano. Systems can be shaken to the core… Continue reading

You will not have to find him. He will find you and gather you. Continue reading

“Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?   … So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good… Continue reading