A sermon about hope in the midst of suffering.

Parables are mirrors that allow us to see ourselves. But they're also windows that allow us to see God.

What we choose to care about can cause us more pain than we think. Something like Hell can come on earth but we can be freed as well.

There is a certain kind of person to whom God reveals Himself, and others to whom He does not. Listen to find out why.

Patriotism---the love of our land, our country, that which is ours---is a good thing, provided it does not usurp our love for Jesus. The Bible shows nations (not mere individuals) coming to Jerusalem at the end times, a view that is, perhaps surprisingly, captured in the final stanza of "O beautiful, for spacious skies."

On orphans, lizards, and the saving power of love.

Christians have always had a high view of education, because all truth is God's truth. But for a well-balanced spiritual life, we need to ask ourselves, "Do I have a teacher?" and, "Do I have a student?"