Jesus said, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”  Jesus was talking to the church, telling...

A church that is what a church ought to be is a church where the members pray for one another. People want to be prayed for.  Religion can...

When a church is what a church ought to be, it is a church where the people encourage one another. They encourage one another to remember...

We are a contradiction.  We want connection but we are wary of commitment.  On the one hand, we don’t want anyone to tell us what...

At the start of a new year, we often make resolutions on what we want to do in the new year.  As an alternative, I want to challenge you...

The story of the Christmas nativity is the story of God’s gift to humankind.  Three points: Christmas is about a gift.  God so...

Mary, the mother of Jesus, gave one of the great speeches in history.  The speech is called the Magnificat.  In the speech Mary moves...