In last month’s post, we discussed how the Christian life does not come without problems. In fact, Scripture tells us both that God is our salvation (Isa. 12:2) and that Christians will face opposition, even death. We mentioned our brothers and sisters across the globe who have suffered for their faith. A Question to Consider…

We live in a crazy world right now—not only what’s happening in the United States, but across the globe as well. And when we read in Scripture about wars, famine, pestilence and earthquakes (see Luke 21:5-19) the stories really could sound like front-page headlines. It’s almost like a checklist, where you could say, “Yes, that’s…

In my last post, we traveled with the two on the road to Emmaus and recorded their initial responses to their Savior. We closed with the biblical statement that, even before they recognized him, their hearts burned within them as they heard him speak (see Luke 24:32). Opening Their Hearts Jesus’ words do that to…

In Luke 24:13-35, we are invited to walk with the two who were making their way home to Emmaus from Jerusalem. When we enter the scene, according to the Gospel of Luke the two are walking together and, in the anonymity of a country road, talking freely. Processing Their Grief In some ways, the language…

The passage I bring to you today is actually a command: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me” (Matt. 11:28-29a). Only One Thing This is actually one of the hardest things to do in the…

Feb. 28 marks the day we give special thanks for two extraordinary pioneers. Anna Julia Haywood Cooper Anna Julia Haywood Cooper was born in 1859 in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was a teacher; she went to what was at that point the embryonic version of what we know as St. Augustine College and, through an…

This is the time of the year for decorations, for singing, for gatherings of family and friends. Except this year, when much of our normal Advent season seems anything but. With everything going on in our world today, “joy to the world” doesn’t seem to make much sense – until we remember the manger. Where…

© LakshmiPrasad lucky These are crazy, odd times. And quite honestly, the temptation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is to be uncertain and to learn, uncomfortably, how to live with the lack of capacity to plan for the future. Not knowing how people are, being cut off from family and friends. This happened…

I think it’s the nature of the Christian life to go through cycles such as the following: Things are going pretty well. And then through a whole series of circumstances in which we feel thrown against the rocks. We thought we could do something, but we can’t. All of our efforts at self-will and continued…

In my last post, we discussed the passage in John 14:1-6 where Jesus tells Thomas, “I am the way,” inviting us into a relationship with him that will transform us. And therefore, we are invited to enter into that same fount of knowledge both by apprehending through reading and studying, but more importantly, by receiving,…