What do we do when nothing seems certain ? When things seem to be constant changing, what and where do we turn? We are broken . As a world. As a nation. As a state. As a community. As a church. And as individuals. Is there any hope ? This is the natural question which comes to my heart and mind. Where…

This is an acrostic poem, meaning it has each letter of the Hebrew alphabet at the start of each new stanza.It is a wisdom Psalm. Everyone has faith ! The question is: in what? A secondary question is: How will faith be seen in life? Maybe it is “what difference will your faith make?” The way we live…

Is there value in sin? Thought provoking question. Or at least it was for me as I read it this week in one of the commentaries I was studying from. The answer: it depends . Sometimes the truth is absolutely not. Other times it may be a tentative “yes”. I am NOT encouraging anyone to sin, but instead…

The placing of this Psalm of Moses seems to be intentional. Book 3 talks and prays to be taken out of exile and back “home”. The nation wants to go back to the way things were prior to their current situation. Book 4 becomes the response to those prayers, starting with a call to go even further back…

We all want power . Sometimes this is the need to feel in control. Sometimes this is asserting our own way. This is not necessarily a bad thing but if we are not careful we can get caught up in power. As we enter into Summer and then fall we as a country are going to struggle with those who want power,…

The poem by Robert Frost Two Roads in the Woods The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps…

Reminder: Life is unfair . I don’t like. You don’t like it but it is true. This is one of the fundamental realities of the world we live in. What do we do when our expectations are not met? This is a key question we must ask ourselves often. What role does suffering play in our faithfulness? This is…

Are we there yet? A dreaded word on any trip or journey. Yet, it is a question we ask many times in life. Whether it is our education path, career, family, personal goals. We ask have I accomplished this! Our world is looking for signs of safety . When can we go out. What does this world look like now?…

Some call this chapter the “inner sanctuary” of all of Scripture. The climax of Paul’s theology. One of the greatest words in all of the New Testament, apart from Jesus’ own words. What is freedom ? As we engage in this Memorial Day weekend it is natural to ask and reflect on this question. We live in…