Q: What do you understand by “the communion of saints”? A. First, that believers one and all,as members of this community,share in Christand in all his treasures and gifts. Second, that each membershould consider it a dutyto use these giftsreadily…
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Often at our dinner table, my little family goes around the table and shares our day’s “highs and lows.” My…
I’ve had a song stuck in my head since November 3. It wasn't until I read Laura de Jong’s lovely collection of poems in her post this week that it occurred to me. Based on the words of one of…
Our God, our help in ages past, You have loved creation through it all.Through the rise and fall of every civilization.Through every pandemic.Through every human power -- just, and unjust. Our hope for years to come. In a year of…
I know I’m very late to the game, but I finished the final season of “Schitt’s Creek” this week. And honestly, David? I cried. One of the many points of praise for the show is the way it portrays the…
Christians, we must stop equivocating. My social media, post Presidential debate, is just saturated with people wanting to point to Biden calling Trump a clown, and Trump shaming Biden’s son for addiction, and call it a draw. “Both sides” are…
They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. Those who had seen what had happened to the demoniac and to…
Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against…
Our family had to quarantine this week. We thought we might have been exposed to COVID, because of the sickness of a close neighbor whose kids had interacted with our kids. And, well, that’s not all. (It’s been a tough…
The governor of California is recommending that churches not sing when they worship together. And this has caused much controversy among conservative Christians in that state, who do not wish to have the government tell them how they may and…
