Dear Friend, How can you receive life from God today? Can you perhaps go to God as the “Great universal Teacher”? In

Dear Friend, This week I’ve been thinking about flesh—as in the wounded flesh of Jesus, whom we can rightly call “My Lord

Dear Friend, As I ponder Hebrews 11, I find Jesus giving us coaches, teachers, and teammates who cheer us on to the

Dear Friend, Today, Jesus comes to us not only as a Friend but also as an Exorcist. Therefore, Jesus comes to us

Dear Friend, When Jesus led the social justice movement that the Gospel calls the kingdom of God, he did so with a

I was doing some reading for the sermon on Sunday, which will come from Mark 2:1-12. In that passage, some friends lower

Dear Friend, Today I heard Jesus ask, “What do you want me to do for you?” (Mark 10:51). In response, I find

Dear Friend, This morning I felt poor in spirit, and Jesus kindly gave me God’s kingdom. One reason I felt poor in

Dear Friend, When Jesus describes bad teachers, he says, “They tie up heavy burdens which are difficult to carry, and they dump

Dear Friend, During my student days, I hosted a young adult gathering in the place I rented at the time. Our gathering