Wrong place, wrong king, wrong question, wrong gifts. How wise is that?

The Apostle Paul cautioned us not to quench the spirit. So when you read scripture—especially the joyful passages of Advent—let the spirit

This sermon, for the first Sunday in Advent, shares a true story from the current Israel-Hamas war. (It's a hopeful sermon, but

The Parable of the Talents is one of the most annoying parables of Jesus. There's a reason for that.

Some literary characters are models of virtue. They serve as a celebration of an ideal, and as a reproach to pretenders. Maybe

How can the church avoid turning into a Halloween horror: a Bates-Motel Church, a Vampire Church, or a Mummy's-Tomb Church?

Why didn't Jesus always give simple answers?

The Apostle Paul has some advice for all of us: not about what to believe, but about what to do, to have

The Parable of the Tenants in the Gospel of Matthew is strongly allegorical. The version found in the Gospel of Thomas is

Last week, we heard the story of how Jonah tried to run away from God’s call. Not all call stories are so