At least Elijah wasn’t just running away. At least he wound up in the place we all do eventually when we’ve lost our own sense of faith or direction—in the presence...

If you listen closely, you can almost hear Elijah whispering these words. Can you imagine him sprawling under a bush or wandering on his forty-day and -night journey to Horeb going...

It’s disappointing, isn’t it? The way that Elijah flees from Jezebel. The way he seems to believe his life may really be in her hands and not God’s. Hasn’t he seen...

Today is Trinity Sunday. The Holy Trinity is Christianity’s most distinctive offering to religion about the nature and activity of God. We struggle to explain the doctrine fully, but God reveals...

We ended yesterday’s reading thinking about the Holy Spirit, and we pick right back up with the Spirit today. The Gospel lesson for this week falls within the larger context of...

When we experience the peace that comes in knowing God delights in us, we have a place to stand for facing all life’s adversities. We can find strength in knowing God’s...

When I was a child, one of my favorite toys was a small snow globe. When I shook it, the snowflakes swirled around so much that they nearly hid from view...

In verse 4, the psalmist ponders why God would even pay attention to us. Out of genuine appreciation for God’s attention, the psalmist poses a staggering answer: We are only “a...

For every negative word spoken to us, it takes many more positive words to compensate for the pain. Words that hurt do great damage and last a long time despite any...

Sadly, we have done a good job using religion in general and Christianity in particular to give people the idea that God is mad at them. Over the years, I have...