No Faithful Christianity Without Solidarity 1 Peter 4:12 – 5:11 Jesus has ascended but Pentecost doesn’t happen until next week: what are we to do now? Stuck at this intersection...
Warren Arthur Hill “Popeye” 9/7/1959-5/11/2023 Sometime between felling Goliath and ascending to the throne, King David reclined under the Mediterranean sky to write poetry. His muse was God. Scribbling down...
The Case for Thomas John 20:24-29 Thomas gets a bad rap. In John’s Gospel, after Jesus first presents himself to the world’s principle preacher, Mary Magdalene, he then reveals the...
Say Something John 20: 11-18 Inside the funeral parlor, air thick with the pungent smell of formaldehyde, the mourners stand single file to offer their condolences. Some readjust their ill-fitting...
Christian Complaining John 11:32-44 Said one pastor, “Confronted by death, we don’t know what to do with our hands.”1 Some gesture aimlessly in broken circles and jagged lines, attempting to say...
Disruptive Mercy Luke 18:35-43 Alpha and Omega, Good Shepherd, Immanuel, King of Kings, Prince of Peace, Bread of Life, Son of God. There is power in a name, and Jesus...
Hope in the Wilderness Exodus 17: 1-7 At the beginning of Exodus, the Israelite people seek refuge and safety in Egypt. They live there peacefully for years, but by Chapter...
The Birthplace of Love John 3: 11-17 At the wedding in Cana, Jesus begins his public ministry with the first of many signs. And while it was a spectacular feat,...