Before I read today’s scripture lesson, I want to remind you of something you already know: Jesus is not an economist. This is a story about the kingdom of God, not about how a person should run a business. “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning … read
18I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. 19For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God; 20for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the … read
14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? 15If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not … read
A friend of mine recently asked me how living in this time of pandemic is affecting my faith. Truth be told, I hadn’t really reflected on that. I’m more of a “put-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other” kind of person, and getting through this pandemic has meant, for me, buckling down in that particular way. Of course, all of us … read
The identity of the writer of Colossians is a problem. Some scholars take the writer at his word, and say that the author is none other than the great apostle Paul. Other scholars look at the way this letter is written, some nuances of the text, and say that the letter is actually written by … read
Throughout his letters, the apostle Paul talks about the followers of Jesus taking on the image or the likeness of Christ, and by that he did not mean the physical features of Jesus, but the heart and soul of Jesus. That’s an idea we share a lot in the church, becoming more and more like … read