"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled...  Read More

"From that time on Jesus began to preach, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.'" Matthew 4:17 Heaven Is Not Just a DestinationFor many of us, faith has been framed around a single questio...  Read More

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." Matthew 5:17 More Than Rules: A Different Way of BeingMost of us grew up thinki...  Read More

"But if I say, 'I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,' his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot." - Jeremiah 2...  Read More

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:10 The Reward Is NowWhen we hear the word "reward," we tend to think of something wait...  Read More

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:10 The Persecutor WithinWe often picture persecution as something that comes from the ...  Read More

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:10 The Persecutor WithinWe often picture persecution as something that comes from the ...  Read More

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:10 Blessed In the MarginsIt seems backwards, doesn't it? Jesus looks at people who are...  Read More

'In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.' - Micah 4:1 Finding Peace I...  Read More

'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.' - John 1:1 Seeing Beyond the SurfaceDo you remember getting glasses for the first, or had cataracts removed? Do you re...  Read More

"I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken." — Psalm 16:8 Seeing God EverywhereWalt Whitman wrote: I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God no...  Read More

"The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love." — Psalm 103:8 The Most Important Thing About YouTo be able to show mercy to others, we must first experience it for ourselve...  Read More