November 2024

God is love and equally God is trinitarian. Therefore it can be said that love does not exist outside of relationship and community. Love is not a feeling that exists in the heart. Love is not an emotion, virtue or concept, yet it appears in those forms. Rather it is what springs to life when […]

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.Revelation 1:8 When Jesus declares, “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” it can feel profound and grand, yet puzzling. What does this poetic statement truly mean? To better understand, let’s explore how

Imagining David’s Final Days What is the Fear of God? As I reflect on 2 Samuel 23:1-7, I picture David—the king of Israel, poet of psalms, and warrior—laying on his bed in his final days. His body, worn from years of battles and life’s challenges, is now frail. Unable to act as he once did,

Does the current political climate feel overwhelming? You’re not alone. Division, corruption, and uncertainty dominate our news feeds, leaving many of us anxious and wondering what the future holds. How can we expect to find hope in such uncertain times? But here’s some comforting truth: the challenges we face today aren’t new. God’s people have

The hero that saved humanity, Noah gets drunk, passes out naked and is shamed by his son. 20 Noah was the first tiller of the soil. He planted a vineyard; 21 and he drank of the wine, and became drunk, and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his

A life outside of God’s will for our lives is vanity and futility. God is working on our behalf and we have to align our steps with His. Psalm 127 Nisi Dominus 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, *their labor is in vain who build it. 2 Unless the Lord watches over the city,

Why we give matters to Jesus. What does he want us to learn from this. Mark 12:38-44 As Jesus taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of

Should the book of Job be read as a true story, a biblical fable or a play? It has all the makings of a reluctant hero. This story makes the best of us question our own faithfulness. Do we measure God’s goodness only in terms of health and wealth and prosperity? Job 42:1-17 Then Job

God’s love is transformational, but sometimes we would rather it be transactional. We read scripture as if it offers a a formula for how to gain God’s favor. Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Moses said: Now this is the commandment–the statutes and the ordinances–that the Lord your God charged me to teach you to observe in the land

Cultivating virtue is a good thing and we should all be striving to do that. But how and why we cultivate virtue matters more than the progress we may or may not make in our attempts. Can we cultivate virtue without simultaneously cultivating love? Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion