Just Thinking . . .

Joy: is there a more beautiful word in the English language? Is there a more allusive quality in human experience? Joy is rooted or relate...

Would I have followed? Would I have allowed my day to be interrupted in such a life-altering way? Would I have given even an hour of my time...

What was the evangelistic mission of the church as it had its beginning in Jerusalem? What was the intent for its growth? The charter,...

Two distinct genealogies of Jesus are given in the Gospels. Matthew 1.1-17 provides a family tree of Jesus that shows his human heritage fr...

What were they thinking? I’m referring to Joseph and Mary as they watched over the baby Jesus in those first hours after the birth of the ...

Simply Jesus. The Gospel of John tells us, “No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is in closest relat...

It is said that in terms of its economic impact, depression, in its many forms, is the second most debilitating health condition in America ...

There seems to be a lot of shouting these days.  I am not speaking of the arena of politics, nor am I speaking of the cultural clashes or t...

S taying the course is not always easy. The Gospel writer describes the resoluteness of Jesus as he set out for Jerusalem, despite know...

General George S. McClellan was a smart general. Trouble was, he never won a battle. McClellan graduated first in his class at West Point....

An intriguing feature of the story of Noah and the Great Flood, one that almost goes unnoticed, is the naming of God in the story.  God has...

Each time I read the Gospel of Luke, I am impressed with the responsiveness of “sinners” to Jesus.  This responsiveness and the ease and ca...

Since the middle of October I have been preaching through Jesus' Sermon On the Mount (Matthew 5-7). This morning, our study brought us ...