We ended yesterday’s reading thinking about the Holy Spirit, and we pick right back up with the Spirit today. The Gospel lesson for this week falls within the larger context of...

When we experience the peace that comes in knowing God delights in us, we have a place to stand for facing all life’s adversities. We can find strength in knowing God’s...

When I was a child, one of my favorite toys was a small snow globe. When I shook it, the snowflakes swirled around so much that they nearly hid from view...

In verse 4, the psalmist ponders why God would even pay attention to us. Out of genuine appreciation for God’s attention, the psalmist poses a staggering answer: We are only “a...

For every negative word spoken to us, it takes many more positive words to compensate for the pain. Words that hurt do great damage and last a long time despite any...

Sadly, we have done a good job using religion in general and Christianity in particular to give people the idea that God is mad at them. Over the years, I have...

While I was serving as pastor at Blakemore United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, the congregation welcomed into their space a congregation of Rwandan refugees who had come to the United...

Pentecost did not begin as a Christian holiday. The followers of Jesus gather together to await the visitation of the Spirit that Jesus promised, but hundreds and perhaps thousands of other...

Jesus tells his followers not to be afraid as he prepares them for a time when he will no longer physically be present with them. Not because there isn’t plenty for...

In both Greek and Hebrew one word means spirit, wind, and breath. When Paul writes that God’s Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God, he describes a...