Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the followers of Jesus some fifty days after his death on the cross. (The word Pentecost means “fifty” in Greek and is...

What a week this has been—the highs of Pentecost with the appearance of Jesus to the disciples after the devastation of his loss, the coming of the Holy Spirit into their...

This first-day-of-the-week meeting is how the Gospel of John describes the Great Commission. He wraps it in the risen Jesus’ first appearance to the disciples and makes it into a simple,...

Can you imagine the devastation the disciples feel after their leader’s crucifixion? We cannot fathom what they anticipate as they enter Jerusalem in what would become the final week of Jesus’...

Beginning with 1 Corinthians 11 through chapter 14, Paul addresses many issues related to corporate worship—the life of the body, the group that works as a team. Modern life provides many...

This psalm splendidly captures the sense of gratitude and wonder we feel as we move through this joyous season. It also underscores the providential care in the form of sunshine and...

No doubt many people look askance at the many denominations that make up Christianity today. Wouldn’t our witness to the world be more effective if we were unified and spoke with...

Although two Gospel writers don’t even mention it, Luke clearly values the Ascension. He ends his Gospel with the event and opens his second volume, the Acts of the Apostles, with...

The writer of Ephesians paints a royal portrait of Jesus seated next to God in the heavenly places, “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion” with “all things...

I met six-year-old Kyle just before Christmas several years ago. He excitedly offered to recite the story of Jesus’ birth from Luke’s Gospel. He got to his favorite part—where the angels...