Today’s psalm of praise tells us two specific and related things about God: God is near, and God is just. God is as close to us as our very next breath....

The Sadducees confront Jesus with a question that can easily transport modern readers back to the days of mathematical dilemmas: “Train A is traveling 70 miles per hour. It leaves the...

This psalm speaks of passing on the praise of God from one generation to the next. One of the great gifts of the Christian faith is to know that we belong...

The year 2000 brought with it the end of the 1900s. Many people believed that it would be the end of time as well. The Y2K computer bug was anticipated to...

The Israelites fret about the state of the Temple, but Haggai assures them they do not need to live in worry. The Temple will be built and the resources for it...

Godly work often requires vision beyond the present moment. When God commands the Israelites to rebuild the Temple, some lack motivation. They can remember what the Temple looked like before it...

Today’s passage centers on dreams. In Daniel 1–6, Daniel’s job is to interpret the dreams of others. Yet in a pivotal shift in the text, Daniel is now the dreamer. He...

Today’s reading is a psalm of praise. It is unclear if the psalmist’s context is the Exodus or the exile. However, it is clear that the psalmist believes in the sovereignty...

All Saints Day is a liturgical moment when the church pauses to honor the lives and legacies of all those who have passed away. This occasion is not just about the...

Psalm 119 is the longest psalm and reads as a litany of prayers and reflections. Today’s passage has righteousness as its central theme. The psalmist acknowledges not his own righteousness but...