Love to Tell the Story

All about Jesus' righteous anger in the temple... and our anger in life!

All about temptation: Adam and Eve's, Jesus'... and ours!

All about mountain-top experiences... and coming down from the mountain!

In faith and true discipleship, as in athletic competition, it definitely matters that we're in it to win it!

Ours is the God who calls ordinary people to extraordinary lives!

Jesus changing water into wine was a glorious act that show us who Jesus is!

Jesus answers our questions about him by inviting us to "come and see!"

All of life, and even our faith, is wrapped up in the promises we've made; the same promises we are charged to keep!

All about the "Three Wise Men," what they knew of the newborn Messiah, and the example they leave for us!

"I Wonder as I Wander..." out beyond the manger, reflecting on the reason the holy child was born!

All about Mary's ponderings at the manger and the lowliness of Christ's birth...

Recorded at the historic Cotton Mountain Community Church in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, a meditation on the delightfully human part of the nativity story!

We wonder, because of the beautiful song of Christmas, if Mary knew about who her baby boy would grow to become... but how about Joseph?

More than just having a "holly jolly" Christmas, as God's people we're seeking a deep and lasting joy in Jesus!

This time of year, we're "dreaming of a white Christmas," but even more so for God's promise of true comfort and peace on earth!  

In times such as these, we need a little Christmas in God's promise of a Savior!

On Thanksgiving Day – and always – we are called to never forget the abundant blessings of our God!

Even in these uncertain times, we know of God's sure and certain promise of new heavens and a new earth!

Our God is the God of the living, and we are children of the resurrection!

As illustrated by a “wee little man” named Zacchaeus and his treetop encounter with Jesus, there's great value of our going out on a limb as regards faith!

According to Jesus, to "get it right" when it comes to life and living requires faith... and humility!

On continuing to learn and grow from scripture inspired by God!

The heart of true faith begins with the spirit of true thanksgiving!

We're all invited to share in the joyful feast of the people of God!

All about choosing the Life that really is Life!

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners... even you and me!

Life is full of choices... but will we choose life?

All about the importance of humility and true hospitality in the Christian life!

How can we truly keep Sunday -- our Sabbath day of worship and rest -- a holy day and a holy endeavor?

Ours is the God who seeks to transform us by the renewing of our minds and hearts!

As God's people we're in the work of building bridges!

“For everything there is a season..." and in every season, God's grace can be found!

In times of suffering, there is wisdom to be found in the presence of God!

The first step in a good life is to heed the wisdom of God!

Since life is short, it's essential to count our days, so to gain a wise heart!

Whether it's the body or the soul, water is life... especially the living water that comes to us in Jesus Christ!

In those times in our lives when we don't know how or even what to pray for, God's Spirit intercedes!

All about cultivating the fruit of the Spirit!

All about sailing... and the ways that God sends his Holy Spirit to us!

God ever and always "colors outside the lines;" and by the inspiration of his Holy Spirit, He calls you and I to do the same thing!

As diverse as we are in the church, Jesus prays that we “may all be one!”

To "keep the faith" in these days requires the kind of peace that only Jesus can provide!

Ours is the God who promises to make all things new, but in the meantime you and I live "between the now and not yet."

Even as we walk along life's most difficult roads, we are never alone but ever in the presence of the loving Savior!

Nicodemus came to Jesus by night with more questions than he ever expected... but left with the most important answer of all!

Some thoughts on Humility, Grace and Ash Wednesday...

When it comes to LOVE, we also have to talk about Jesus' call to love our enemies!

As God gives it and intends for it to be give, LOVE is something that's ever changing, growing and deepening over time!

Love, as Paul describes it, is "a more excellent way..." but it is also, and always, our choice!

Love is truly "a more excellent way," and needs to have first priority in our lives!

As we truly come to know Jesus, we are confronted with the challenge of living what we already understand to be true!