Jesus empathizes with us in our feelings of badness. Jesus knows what it is like to feel bad. In this sermon, we will explore how he experienced this emotion in the gospels without sinning. We then take courage, for Christ Jesus is with us in our emotions, giving us the empathy and strength to process…

Jesus empathizes with us in our feelings of surprise. We are going to take several weeks and explore the mystery of God in the flesh, experiencing emotions so that he can empathize with us and thus save us. The exploration of this mystery is informed by many passages of Scripture. We will look at three…

This is the third weekend of the month when we answer questions from the question box. The question for this month is: “When is it appropriate for Christians to sue other Christians and also unbelievers?” This is a two-part question about bringing lawsuits. The first is: When is it appropriate to bring…

Engaging God with All of You. What are emotions? Dorner defines emotions as “a compound of feeling and impulse. They belong to the natural constitution of man, and are distinguished from both intelligence and moral volition.” (A. Dorner, “Emotions,” in Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, ed. James Hastings,…

Every story has two sides to it, and the story of Peter's denial of Jesus is no different. Jesus tells Peter that he will deny Him three times before the rooster crows. And of course, Peter boldly refuses to believe Jesus; in fact, he argues the opposite, saying that he (Peter) would never do such a…

Every story has two sides to it, and the story of Peter's denial of Jesus is no different. Jesus tells Peter that he will deny Him three times before the rooster crows. And of course, Peter boldly refuses to believe Jesus; in fact, he argues the opposite, saying that he (Peter) would never do such a…