Listening to God

Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have taken my instruction to heart: Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals … Read more

Why do we take Communion?

Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have … Read more

Tending To Your Garden

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. -Genesis 2:15 Dear members and … Read more

Your Father’s Shoulders

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes,    with the princes of … Read more

A festival or a pilgrimage?

Three times in the year you shall hold a festival for me. -Exodus 23:14 Dear members and friends, According to Exodus, God commands that people … Read more

Navigating The Bible

Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow so … Read more

It could have been prevented.

Thus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted … Read more

Feeling Empathy

You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. -Exodus 23:9  … Read more

God’s Law and a Hardened Heart

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.” -Matthew 19:8  … Read more

A Mother’s Strength

I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. -Psalm 131:2  Dear … Read more