Hinduism, as an eastern religion, emphasizes the ultimate spiritual reality of humans and nature. Contemplating this truth can provide a welcome corrective to American Christians who tend – along with the rest of our culture – to value and emphasize the...
The life of King David provides a vivid picture of the combined beauty of God's world with the brokenness of our fallen world. In his powerful Psalm 51, David laments his sins of adultery and murder, and in doing so outlines for us the causes of the fall, the...
As we begin a series of sermons on the story of the Bible, the beginning – the creation of the world by God – will form the foundation for the whole narrative. The world belongs to God by virtue of his creating it, and he is determined to make it beautiful...
Depression, far from being a purely physical or purely psychological or spiritual problem, affects every part of the person who is experiencing it. Physical remedies – everything from eating right and becoming more active to perhaps taking doctor-prescribed...
The only way to really begin understanding the nature of the Trinity is to begin reading the story of the Bible to see how the three persons of the Godhead relate to each other. And from the very beginning, Genesis 1, we can see that the Trinity's plan to make...
The kingdom of God did not end with the ascension of Jesus, but is always expanding by the authority of the Holy Spirit so that the rule and reign of Jesus grows throughout the whole world, undoing the drought of sin by creating springs of living water everywhere he...
Skeptics claim that there are contradictions between the texts of the four Christian gospels. But on closer inspection, what are frequently called contradictions are better understood – not as errors – but as differing perspectives on the same events. The...
Suffering is inevitable. The key is to know how to handle it. For the Christian, the results of all suffering – shame, despair, and anxiety – are to be countered by a renewed focus on the faithfulness and love of God and the community of Christ's body....
In 1 Peter 3:13-22, Peter outlines the ways we can mirror Jesus' saving acts to the world around us in the midst of our own personal suffering. The ability to do this comes from the baptismal reality of Jesus' resurrection. Readings and sermon were delivered...
One of the defining features of our current postmodern world is an increase in selfishness, a rise that has resulted from the lack of a controlling belief system. With nothing larger than oneself to believe in, our natural tendency will be to act, think, and speak in...
