A reasonable question we might have for James is, “What does it look like to accept the word, especially if it’s already in us?” Well, it starts with a dose of...

The book of James is often attributed to James, the brother of Jesus, who was writing to an audience of Jewish Christians probably living outside Palestine and undergoing persecution. There are...

Psalm 45 is a wedding song that ultimately celebrates a king and his bride. Like Song of Solomon, the king in question could be King Solomon, here preparing to marry the...

As the most romantic book of scripture, Song of Solomon explicitly explores the intimacy of relationship, describing the growing love between a man and a woman. Although the book is attributed...

Standing in God’s Power In our reading for today, the apostle Paul uses the imagery of a soldier to urge his readers to build up their strength in the Lord’s mighty...

Jesus Is Life Though we are alive, separation from God means that we are dead and lost. We are in need of life. We can only receive this life through Jesus...

Longing for God The fact that all humans were created by God suggests that we all have an emptiness within us that can only be filled by God. Some of us,...

Embracing Strangers In our text today, Solomon intercedes for the foreigner who has come to be in Israel because of the reputation of the Lord. The reputation of the God of...

Trust God’s Faithfulness Faithfulness is something that many people struggle with. From the beginning of my spiritual journey, I have tried to be faithful. Because of this, I automatically assume that...

God Covers Us In today’s reading (and preceding verses), King Solomon, the leaders and elders of the people, the priests and Levites have brought the ark of the covenant from the...