Bible Reading for May 12 – Romans 5:12-21 “Why should I have to suffer because of what someone else did? It’s not fair!” However much we might agree with such sentiments, that’s often what happens in the real world. None of us were alive in 1620 when the first Africans…

We love those who we think will love us in return. That’s just common sense. That’s the way we form friendships. That’s the way we seek romantic partners. We look for those with whom it will be safe to open up, those on whom it will be safe to bestow…

It’s not always easy to believe God’s promises, is it? It certainly wasn’t for Abraham. When he was 75 years old, God called him to leave his family and his home and travel into what became known as the Promised Land. And even though he and his wife Sarah had…

Do you ever feel like you don’t measure up? It’s easy to do when you take God’s Word seriously. For God’s Law doesn’t just require our actions to be holy, completely focused on the glory of God and the good of others. No, our hearts and minds must be equally…

If you think the music at your church is dreary, how would you like to start worship with Psalm 14? “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven…

Bible Reading for May 6 – Romans 2:17-29 Let’s face it – religious ceremonies are attractive, whatever form they take. From clutching a rabbit’s foot or wearing a rally cap to turning a prayer wheel or lighting a candle in a temple, It is a pleasant fiction to go through…

“Aren’t those people just terrible?” In our increasingly polarized world, it’s easier and easier for us to pass judgment on whoever disagrees with us, isn’t it? But in today’s passage, Paul challenges us to take a look in the mirror – for all too often, the truth is that we…

Why is our society falling apart? It’s not just social conservatives who feel this way. Mobs march in the street because they want justice to be done. Vandals topple monuments in an effort to stamp out even the memory of racism. Others point to the slaughter of 60 million unborn…

What is the Christian faith all about? Well, it’s all about faith. I know, many people over the years have tried to say that Christianity is all about obedience to certain rules – that we have to avoid certain behaviors or perform certain good deeds if we want to get…

So, why doesn’t everyone respond to the gospel in faith? Oh, sometimes there are obvious cultural or linguistic differences that keep people from understanding the truth. But that wasn’t the case with Paul and the Jewish leaders in Rome – they all knew the Old Testament very well, and so…