Scenario No. 1: A child has just become a victim of a hit and run accident. Now, laying in the middle of the road, with traffic coming. Their back could be injured, making it not safe to move them. You begin to pray, "Oh, dear God, 'help me'...
Our story today begins with the death of Jesus' cousin, John the Baptist: "The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her [Herodias'] request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison . . . John's disciples came...
'I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence." But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased. My heart grew hot within me, and as I...
"The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made." (Ps 145:8-9) Slow to anger, gracious, compassionate, rich in love . . . Wow! Did you ever know anyone like that? I would...
The setting for today's mini-sermon is Jericho. A large crowd has formed around Jesus and his disciples as they try to leave the city. Suddenly, amidst all of the hustle, a pair of voices can be heard above the din: "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on...
"Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law does he meditate day and night!" (Ps. 1:1,2) When I recently...