“Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men, and you have won.” From...

I do not like to pit the generations in opposition against each other, unless it is absolutely humorous. Every generation has it’s...

What is your understanding of prayer? I wonder sometimes how skewed is my view of prayer. I had an immediate answer to a prayer recently,...

  In preparing for the readings for this upcoming Sunday, the Old Testament lesson struck a chord with me. There is just something...

Sometimes we need to hear the stuff we already know. St Paul wrote to the Corinthians:   Brothers, I am going to call your attention...

Jesus taught the crowds with parables. This past Sunday, the Gospel lesson from Luke 14 (25-35) begins: Large crowds were traveling with...

  A Meditation on the Ascension    I look inward Wrong direction We stand, look to the sky Wrong direction I see only the cloud...

Trust   I usually sign off the Family Table Devotions with the tag line “Trust the Promises”. This is usually more for my...

There are certain terms and phrases that are used in today’s culture that are used to evoke a specific response. In post modern...