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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
12/03/24

An Advent Meditation: Does God Want Us To Reject Modernity?

The world rushes forward, lighting up screens and decking out storefronts in a mad sprint toward the next thing, but Advent pulls us back.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
11/20/24

A Review of 'To Gaze upon God'

This is the basic argument of To Gaze upon God: that we who now see as if behind a veil will one day enjoy the unveiled splendor of God himself, who will dwell with us forever.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
03/13/22

Old Testament: Ezekiel 33:7-20 (Lent 3: Series C)

This is a difficult time, but Ezekiel is giving great hope in our text for today. In spite of the circumstances, the Gospel predominates.
Katie Koplin
Katie Koplin
11/11/21

When We Miscommunicate Our Prayers

We won’t use the right words, but the Holy Spirit is interceding with and for us, as we pray.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
02/25/21

The Third Petition: Your Will Be Done

The place where it is most difficult for us to accept God’s will is when suffering, calamities, and finally, death itself.
Sarah Crowder
Sarah Crowder
12/23/20

A Christmas Bouquet

This Jesus, Savior of sinners, does not do his work from afar. He comes to dwell with us, humbling himself, taking on flesh, that we might be redeemed.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/11/20

Epistle: I Thessalonians 1:1-10 (Pentecost 20: Series A)

Passover is the story that lets us interpret the full meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
01/13/19

Gospel: John 2:1-11 (Epiphany 2: Series C)

And there is Jesus to save the day. With a little prodding from His mother, and some help from obedient servants, He swoops in and solves the problem before anyone even knew it existed. That is what we are looking for from God, right? To swoop in. To save the day. These are good reasons to like this text, but they all miss the point.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/28/18

Wasting Our Love

We follow the example of creation and her Creator, wasting our love quite prodigally in fulfilling our callings, whether we’re thanked or spurned, applauded or ignored.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/13/17

Jesus’ Blue Collar Outfit for the End of the World

When I was a kid, punchdrunk in church by all the legalistic blows to my head, I stumbled into a warped state of mind about what’s going to happen when Jesus crashes the world’s party at the end of time.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/08/16

The Myth of Forgiving Yourself

I know now that to “forgive yourself” is not only impossible; it is foolish, dangerous, and futile. It is the vain attempt of a soul plagued by guilt to seek relief in the very last place he should be looking: in himself.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/14/13

"Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate": The Fourth Commandment and the Creed

When the angel told Mary she had become a mother, she replied simply, ''Let it be to me according to your word.'' Therein is a grateful acknowledgment that the Creator had formed life in her womb.
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