Amos 7, Luke 10:25-37 Watch on Facebook Live I don’t know why, but thinking about the prophet Amos this week got me thinking about limericks.  So I wrote one: There once was a prophet named Amos Whose chocolate chip cookies were famous He sold out the brand Now they’re in Keebler’s hand[1] We still eat ...

Our text for Sunday is filled with deep emotion, dramatic dialogue, issues about status, money, politics, and a looming threat of war. It has a cast of kings, commanders, and captives – with the least powerful having the most influence on the outcome.

We usually start our Christmas Eve worship services with the words of Isaiah 6:9, "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light..." referring to the coming of Jesus. But sometimes it feels like we're still walking in the dark and God seems quite far away. In Psalm 77 the psalmist finds comfort in remembering how God has helped in the past. What helps you find God?

Is it really possible that we would overcome our divisions, all truly be one in Christ Jesus, and fully include all people? There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. - Galatians 3:28