What’s At Stake

Jesus went on to speak in parables about the signs and wonders he expected to see in those entrusted with the gospel of the kingdom before he returned.

Sea Change

Scripture begins by telling an old story and ends by retelling the old story with a new and final outcome. Both narratives involve chaos and creation.

Evil’s Last Grasp

The power of evil was all around them and they were looking for a divine rescue.

Reentry

“Why are you clinging to God? Here Gagarin flew into space and didn’t see God.”

Surface Readings

Impending doom has been in the news during my entire lifetime.

A Place of Worship

Over a decade the abandoned buildings became covered with graffiti. The cornerstone and crosses, too. The onetime place of worship became an eyesore condemned by the community.

What’s Your Relationship with Wisdom?

James, steeped in Jewish wisdom-traditions, knows that wisdom belongs to the very nature of God himself. He knows that wisdom comes to man only as a divine gift. He writes telling readers to ask for the divine gift of wisdom by faith.