We know that every Sunday is the Lord’s Day—a celebration of Easter, the resurrection of Christ. The risen Lord ascends to the throne of God and reigns over the whole creation....

Paul begins his letter by addressing the readers as “saints and faithful brothers and sisters.” He goes on to thank God for the life and witness of the Colossians and continues...

The penitent thief asks Jesus to remember him when he begins to reign. He is right away welcomed into paradise with Christ. When we hear the word paradise, invariably we think...

Luke tells us that the first word that the dying Jesus uttered was one of forgiveness freely given to his enemies. The surprising thing is the reason Jesus gives for forgiving...

We are living at a time when children are offering important leadership. Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan won the Nobel Peace Prize at age seventeen for advocating for education for women and...

Zechariah’s song celebrating the announcement of his son’s birth is a wonderful hymn that highlights some of the mighty acts of God. Two things stand out in the first half of...

One way to think about something is first to ask what it is not and then ask what it is. Today’s passage guides us to follow this method in relation to...

A friend of mine was lamenting her current relationship with her fourteen-year-old daughter. “Any time I disagree with her or tell her she can’t do something, she runs into her room...

The prophet Isaiah casts a glorious vision of a new paradise, a new reality where there is peace, safety, security, health, stability, and well-being. I want to go there! I want...

When I was growing up, I spent my summers on what we called my grandmother’s “farm,” but it was actually her orchard because she had sold off most of her land...