Matthew 16:13-20 Jennell and I stood in the mountain village of Trou Jacques on the island of La Gonave off the mainland of Haiti. We...

Text: Psalm 92 There are 150 psalms in the Book of Psalms. Psalm 92 is the only one with the nickname, “a song for the Sabbath.” This...

Texts: Numbers 11:24-30; Acts 2:1-11 My favorite Pentecost prayer is not from a Presbyterian. It is not even from a Protestant. Pope...

Text: Acts 1:6-14 I tell this story with our daughter’s permission, though without a doubt, she would tell it differently. Our eldest...

Texts: Isaiah 52:7-10; I Timothy 4:11-15 Upon first sight of Juliet, Romeo says, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems...

Text: John 14:1-7 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many...

John 10:1-10 I can’t remember the first time I watched The Wizard of Oz. Surely, it was sometime early in my childhood. What I do...

Text: Revelation 5 Some politicians adamantly deny the reality of “climate change” today, while adamantly demand that we address the...

John 14:15-21 Do you love Jesus? Do you love Jesus? Do you love Jesus? My apologies to revered preaching professors from days past who...

Matthew 28:1-10 I want a Matthew kind of Easter. The earth quakes, an angel in dazzlingly divine garb pushes the tombstone away as if it...