What a blessing! For the second week in a row our meditation is preparing us for a significant annual worship service, this time our observance of All Saints. … More Children of God

Scripture meditations published for the coming week can help create a sense of anticipation for the next weekend. That’s one of my goals for this meditation, since next Sunday we celebrate the Reformation.  … More Free Indeed

There will always be a sense of mystery around God‘s Word. This makes what we know for certain about Scripture all the more important. … More Living and Active Word

At first glance, this passage seemed to provide a pedestrian solution for an alarming problem. It’s a blessing that the context of the passage clarifies the instruction in these verses.   … More Purposeful Exhortation

The correction of our drifting from what we have heard starts with God. … More Correcting Our Drift

The book of Revelation can be difficult to understand. It is a blessing that this passage in Revelation explains itself, so that we are encouraged instead of intimated.  … More Encouraged Not Intimidated

We can empathize with Jesus’ disciples. At times in life we, too, have feared addressing God. Yet God has ensured that we have even greater confidence in approaching God than the disciples in this passage.  … More Courage Questioning God

God can use our context to help quell our anxieties.  … More Comfort from Context

The distinction between temporal and spiritual struggles is abundantly clear in this passage. Once we identify that distinction, our understanding of such struggles often becomes muddled.  … More Wrestling Spiritual Forces