Today is Thanksgiving, a day when many gather around tables to celebrate family and to give thanks to God for the blessings of the past year. Yet it can be a...

In countless churches across the United States, and probably around the world, this verse greets churchgoers every Sunday as they enter the sanctuary, “I rejoiced with those who said to me,...

My brother John is a heavy sleeper and always has been. We grew up in Los Angeles in a time when it seemed like there was a major earthquake twice a...

I remember my father pulling out the Thomas Guide whenever we were going on a trip. This dusty book seemed to be the key to many far-off places and, indeed, it...

In today’s text, Paul invites Christ’s followers who seek to live faithfully while awaiting Christ’s return to give thanks to God. Paul prays that we may be made strong with all...

Luke records a conversation among two criminals and a King, who are all being executed by crucifixion. We do not know the lives of the two criminals preceding their being nailed...

We enter the biblical text at the place they call the Skull, where Jesus is being crucified between two criminals. Onlookers sneer and sob. Mockers exclaim, “Save yourself as you saved...

After nine months of silence, Zechariah has much to say. His prophetic song, known as the Benedictus, is a song of praise and thanksgiving. Zechariah proclaims that God has looked favorably...

It seems appropriate that we share part of the birth story of John the Baptist—Jesus’ forerunner—on Christ the King Sunday, which ends the Christian year. Today we get a glimpse of...

When ungodly leaders rule, the results can be devastating. We all suffer when our political and spiritual leaders fail to lead, support, strengthen, and govern in a way that protects all...