Jeremiah stirred up the king last week. This week we're getting a glimpse of how he stirs up those folks in exile. Of course, they are...

Jeremiah dictates a scroll to be read in the Temple, offering a vision of the truth. When it is read to the king, he cuts it up and burns...

The prophets are masters of imagery and simple invitations to be more than we are. Jeremiah casts a vision of God's hand in our shaping....

One of the topics we visit again and again is call. Jeremiah has a sense of call that runs deep. This week we move to a hybrid model of...

So last week didn't go where I thought it was going earlier in the week; it was kind of like all of life. This week we are closing out...

We are moving ahead with Ephesians, this week to chapter 4. What is the life we are meant to live look like? Paul gives us a clear sense...

I miss the days when I could come up with catchy titles to my sermons; that being said, working through Ephesians has been a helpful and...

Why this letter of Paul? And who are these "Ephesians" to whom Paul is writing? This week we begin a series on a relatively short letter...

This Sunday is celebrated in many churches as Trinity Sunday; it is an opportunity to talk about the theology of our God who is...

Ezekiel was a prophet speaking his visions of God's life giving power. He spoke hope into a hopeless time. Can we hear echoes of our...

Jesus prays a beautiful prayer for us. He talks about to whom we belong. He talks passing along his word. And he talks about...

Have you ever "awakened" to realize there was more than you ever imagined? Perhaps it was a relationship that meant more than you...

Life happens in big and small ways. Last week we talked about Jesus handing on his mantle to us, all of us, as he did to Simon Peter in...

Are you starting to wonder if things will ever "get back to normal?" More likely, you have been wondering this for awhile. What are we...

"Life" has been happening a lot over the last year; the greatest challenge was that life looked differently sometimes than we were used...

She's been called "the apostle to the apostles"and yet not an apostle herself? This week we bring the six week Lenten series on the...

Who? After Jesus breathes his last, the centurion sees Jesus for who he was/is. Does the centurion see something we ought to be able to...

You may be saying that what we can learn from Judas is a no-brainer: don't betray Jesus! This week I want to take a deeper look at Judas...

Peter plays an important role in the crucifixion: he is the denier. It is one of those times when he couldn't seem live up to his...

The Bible has an on-again/off-again relationship with religious people. Some are lionized and others are demonized. What are we to make...