Here is a video of my sermon of the morning.  Entering the Kingdom of God is hard because it involves a change of values. We discover that the things we think we own may own us. But Jesus, looking at… Continue reading

"Happy are they whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!" – Psalm 119:1 One wonders how long it took to perform 119 in ancient Hebrew worship. There is a stanza for every letter of the… Continue reading

The origins of life? I believe it all comes from God, but that is only part of the story. It came from God originally and it continues to come from God, is sustained by God, and is brought to its… Continue reading

Photo by David Clode on Unsplash In English, it is two words and a recurring New Testament theme, "Rise Up." Sins are forgiven, weights are lifted, and impediments are rendered irrelevant. Rise Up! Matthew 9:1-8 And after getting into a… Continue reading

"How shall we sing the Lord’s song upon an alien soil?" – Psalm 137:4 It was the key theologically reflective question of the period of Exile, It became the foundational question for a faith that was not centered in place… Continue reading