God’s loving presence remains steadfast, and God’s promise of salvation is unshakable. No matter how far we feel we are from God, we can trust that God is always ready to take our hand and offer us new life.  Read More

God knows we can't afford to just lie there in bed, especially when it comes to our Spiritual Fitness. So when we hesitate, we have the Holy Spirit urging us onward back into the right frame of mind.   Read More

There are times when we all feel overburdened and would like to share that weight with someone. How is God calling me to help lighten someone’s burden today?  Read More

Sadly, We are certain of the painful reality of death because of our experience of this world. But We can also be certain of the joyful reality of resurrection because of our experience of Jesus Christ.  Read More

The Book of Psalms is a compilation of prayer, praise, lamentation, and instruction from God to us. In Psalm 82, God calls for a justice that upholds the basic human rights to which all people are entitled: freedom, safety, dignity, health, equality and love.  Read More

Job was living the good life and unexpectedly suffered the loss of his livestock and servants, and endured the devastation of the death of his children. He was suffering in his mind, body, and spirit.   Read More

In the Gospel of Matthew, we are reminded that we cannot separate our love for God from our love for others.   Read More

The lament of the psalmist originates in the exile of Judah in Babylon, however, the pain of exile is one that reverberates across time and culture.   Read More

“Look, the tears of the oppressed.” One can imagine that the writer has witnessed atrocities like this before with sickening regularity.   Read More

We – not me. The prophet warns the people what faithfulness to God’s covenant means: “…and what does the Lord require of you?   Read More

From the beginning the Book of Proverbs sets out to provide wisdom and instruction in “wise dealing, righteousness, justice, and equity” (1:2).   Read More

According to Isaiah, God wants Judah not only to practice justice but to embrace the principle of always doing the right thing.   Read More