Why are you here and what exactly does God most want from you? Camping on John 6:27-29 we consider Jesus’ answer to such questions from the crowd. Be encouraged by a reminder of the Gospel’s hope. The Spirit uses the uneven episodes of our lives to draw us into his higher and deeper intention to make our overall stories about faith.

An incident with an angry, attacking dog occasioned a fresh look at Psa. 23:4, 6.

Playing off recent comments from Pope Francis, we consider Jesus and the woman who was about to be stoned.

Where we live we have been witnessing downtown street preachers sternly shouting the truth at people. It got me thinking more deeply about the irony of how we use truth deceptively. It’s more pervasive and insidious than harsh evangelists. It’s in us all.