There are a lot of persistent challenges that are weighing us down these days. When we are persistently weighed down… we soon become worn down and vulnerable. Mental health experts are frequently and forcefully reminding us that it is an opportune time for conditions like...
What do we call discipleship in our churches these days?
When we say ‘discipleship’ we are often referring to in-church meetings and gatherings (now taking place on Zoom and Facebook) in which we listen to a sermon, reflect on the Christian life, study and discuss the truth of...
Our culture encourages bold self-confidence. How often have we heard the phrase “you’ve got to sell yourself”? Commonly, this leads to vanity, bragging, one-upmanship, and quite frankly, crass narcissistic behavior.
At its best, boasting is a sign of confidence. Most of us...
Doesn’t it seem like peace is hard to come by? Any peace and every peace seem to be rare to find and fleeting to experience. We yearn for inner peace, peace of mind, peace with others, peace in circumstances, peace in decisions, but what we seem to get, more often than not, is worry...
The first hours and days following Jesus’ resurrection were filled with fear and amazement and doubt and wonder. Jesus appeared to a few of his friends… and these few friends went to tell the others. Some believed and some didn’t. Some acted and some didn’t...
As we journey through Holy Week, we continue our Lenten theme of ‘wilderness’. Since Ash Wednesday we have been reflecting on the wilderness journey of our human experience, our faith and spirituality, our church… and, in these past weeks, a global pandemic...
God is always at work. Let’s say that again… GOD is ALWAYS at WORK.
Before I came to Christ, one of my very first encounters with God was an invitation to pray. I was encouraged (by a faithful Christian friend) to pray to God to show me that God exists and is present in...
We are saved by God's grace and given new life in the death and resurrection of Jesus. Our lives are God's. Jesus called his followers into a 'household'' of faith, the church. Empowered by the gift of the Holy Spirit, this community of faith, IS the Body of Christ, God’s way to bring the...
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7
FAITH FORMATION: We are called to daily mature in faith...
As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to...