Anxiety makes great headlines. But by living the Christian life on the deepest possible level, we remain secure in God, no matter how fearful the times. The Apostle John left us words of peace and assurance. But it's for childlike hearts only. 

'Tis the season to contemplate Christ the King's sovereign glory, pledge afresh our loyalty to Him and renew our longing for the fullness of His reign. But this King is currently disguised among the outcasts, in an incarnational solidarity with "the least of these", waiting to be shown some hospitality. We’ll be judged by those common moralities. Listen in!

We are all tempted to think of spiritual gifts as given us for our own blessing and joy. Spiritual gifts are given for trading with. They are one's stock-in-trade which he can employ to make the Master wealthier.

The parable of the wise and foolish virgins has a timeless message of what it means to watch and wait without losing sight of how to live "for today" while looking expectantly for the return of the Son of Man. This element of watching is of the utmost importance and it would behoove us to pay close attention.

We’ve always been apt to think of the gospel as more of a message of deliverance than as a practical guide. But Paul presents a gospel that is just as much a rule of conduct as it is a message of pardon.

Love of God - love of neighbor = ugly, untrustworthy, fanatics and narcissists. The love of God + love of neighbor = Imago Dei, walking expressions of God’s love. Listen as Jesus tampers with the sacred creed of his contemporaries and creates a new one for His followers.