We continue to look at the ministry of the Holy Spirit. These verses convey Jesus’ final message to his disciples as recorded in the Gospel of John. He speaks of the...

The disciples of Jesus are distressed and confused in the upper room as they listen to Jesus trying to prepare them for his coming death and departure. “Do not let your...

Have you ever struggled with a deep sense of inferiority? Have you felt like your life was amounting to nothing? As a child I often found myself struggling with this feeling....

Paul’s message in the eighth chapter of his letter to the Romans necessarily calls to mind the Exodus story of the Israelites leaving Egypt. God led the Israelites out of Egypt,...

Reading through this psalm brings to mind my experience visiting Nyanga, Zimbabwe. We took a hike up the mountain, and I found a top stone and sat down to see the...

Jesus promised that the disciples would receive power when the Holy Spirit had come upon them. Sure enough, Peter, who a few weeks before had been afraid even to admit to...

Waiting is always a difficult task. The disciples were commanded by Jesus not to leave Jerusalem but to wait there for the promise of God. It must have been difficult for...

Written in 1988, the hymn “Ososo” (TFWS #2232) petitions God to reconcile the divide between North and South Korea. Today it is sung to ask God for wholeness and healing in...

Bread of Life, given for you. Cup of Hope, poured out for you. At the core of the church’s purpose is a constant exploration of what it truly means to live...

When I was in seminary, a wise professor often emphasized, “If it’s repeated, it must be important.” It was a clue to what might be coming. Psalm 47 is one of...