Posts with the category “jesus-is-lord”

For many of us, it’s easier to give help than to receive it. This explains why in the parable of the Good Samaritan, most of us identify with the characters in a position to offer help (the Levite, pr...  Read More

Our Lenten theme this year is Everything in Between: Meeting God in the Midst of Extremes. We will follow Jesus as he travels to Jerusalem in Luke, telling familiar stories that disrupt our understand...  Read More

“Don’t be afraid” is a command repeated more than 100 times in the Bible. Why do you think the Bible repeats this command so often? It’s because we are a fearful people. What is at the heart of fear ...  Read More

In his first sermon in his hometown of Nazareth, Jesus recounts how Israel’s prophets had blessed Gentiles while Israelites were in need. Hearing this, the crowd turns on him and tries to kill him. Th...  Read More

I’ve been back from Costa Rica for a week now. The first picture is sunrise as we departed Costa Rica early Tuesday morning. The second I took as our plane was descending to Columbus at sunset. One jo...  Read More

Our allegiance is to the crucified one, whose law is love & whose gospel is peace. Trust in that truth, because it will set you free....  Read More