Jesus’ contemporaries were bound by their expectations. They expected a Messiah who would come in a certain way. When Jesus came differently they were unable to recognize his authority and unable to receive the new life God offered. They were unable...

This Sunday we continue in Matthew with some of the hardest teachings Jesus spoke.  Too often we can assume we are followers of Jesus because we identify as followers or Jesus, or even because we just associate with followers of Jesus.  When we do...

Many of us, regardless of whether we were brought up in the faith, are familiar with the image of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey.  But few of us may be aware of what a controversial and significant thing it was for Jesus to enter the city in...

Most people view suffering as an interruption, an obstacle and the ultimate ruin of their lives. But the gospel shows us that we can face suffering patiently, confidently and hopefully, because God is up to something.

We are continuing in our Gospel in Life series by bringing the Gospel to bear on a rising public health crisis in our culture: overuse of mass media.  That may sound extremist, but the medical and psychological communities agree that if something...

How do you feel about service? Most of us feel a sense of obligation. We don’t enjoy serving, but we don’t want anyone to know we don’t. Sometimes we feel guilted into service. At other times, when we actually do serve, it can go to our heads, as...

As people made in the image of God, we have been designed for relationality.  In fact, we are wired for it.  In light of a culture that tends to hold autonomy and independence as virtues to be celebrated, we were not made to keep relationships at an...

Aging is the culmination of our lives.  It’s something that all of us are doing, but few of us spend much time talking about.  For most of us, the reason we don’t talk about aging is because we are afraid of aging.  But what if in the Gospel we had...