When the disciples entered a village ahead of Jesus, they were shocked to learn the Samaritans who lived there were not excited to see him. Perceiving this as an insult, James and John got mad and wondered if the best course of action was to command fire to come down from heaven and consume these … [Read more...]

There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female. When Paul wrote these words to the church in Galatia, he was not envisioning a future where the walls that divide people are broken down. He believed those walls had already been broken down, not … [Read more...]

In Proverbs chapters seven and eight there are two voices that appeal directly to those who pass by. Both of their pleas are regarded as compelling and desirable. Yet the consequences of following their voices are depicted in radically different ways. Whereas the appeal of the Strange Woman ends in … [Read more...]

I was asked if the title of this Sunday's sermon was a reflection of the passage or a statement on this being the last sermon in our series on Revelation. Perhaps, it is a little of both. When we started this series, The Avengers End Game had just hit the theaters. I said that avoiding the book of … [Read more...]