Have you lived your life according to the ethos of “never enough”? Many of us have. In some ways, it is true. We go to bed feeling there is always more...

For the apostle Paul, following Jesus meant cutting himself off from all he had known prior to his conversion on the road to Damascus. As he writes in his letter to...

Paul speaks from a place of “great sorrow and unceasing anguish” as he realizes that his commitment to the truth of the gospel has separated him from his own people and...

The Psalms provide a manual of sorts for how to pray. Spoiler alert: There is no one right way to pray, so long as your direct address to God is authentic,...

I have never competed in a wrestling match, donned a singlet, or even successfully learned one wrestling hold, despite the fact that my dad competed as a high school wrestler and told...

One of my best friends from seminary is a wrestling coach. Before studying to be a pastor, he worked as a nuclear engineer for the Navy and was a championship wrestler...

Yesterday’s reflection emphasized that God does not cause bad things to happen. Instead, God finds ways to bring good out of difficult circumstances and is always with us in our suffering....

“Everything happens for a reason.” That’s what well-meaning people often say when things go terribly wrong in someone else’s life: the loss of a job, the end of a relationship, or...

The first two parables in today’s passage are familiar. Most of us have heard about the treasure hidden in the field and the precious pearl. But the parable about separating good...

Here’s a true confession: I am terrible at growing things. I struggle to keep a single house plant alive, and I’ve never dared to try tending a whole garden. I just...