Today we are looking at a parable of a Rich Man and Lazarath. Unlike other parables, Jesus names the people, like Lazarus and Abraham, and so it gives a little bit of the feel of a
A Hero of the Faith: St. Ignatius of Loyola If I had become a Catholic priest rather than an Anglican one, I believe I would have tried to be a Jesuit Priest. This Catholic order of
Our minds won’t fully grasp our Triune God, the one and only Three in One, until we are face to face with Him. The good news is that He has never asked us to ‘understand’ Him
The Detroit Grand Prix is back! This weekend is the Grand Prix in downtown Detroit. I’m pretty sure we are one of the few churches in America who have to do an abbreviated Sunday service because
Whitsunday because tradition to baptize on this day even more than Easter. The baptismal candidates wear white. The color is red for the fire of the HS, of course. We learn several things in this
The Common Table There is no greater blessing for a pastor than to see the Church fulfilling its role of “Loving God and loving others." (Matt 22:37-39) We try to walk out this call both as
Pray to the Lord of the Harvest As Christians, we have an enormous privilege to share the Gospel, or “Good News”, of Jesus with others. This is the incredible Gospel: He has forgiven us through His
Happy Ascension Day! This week we celebrated Ascension Day - today we will be continuing to ponder this important part of Christ’s Work on earth. The Ascension is when Christ said his final earthly ‘good-bye’
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural
Prayer- As a Way of Life Why do we pray? If God already knows our heart and mind, why “bother” Him with prayer? I don’t know how many times I’ve encountered people who think that prayer
Rev. Dan Lewis speaks on John 16 and Jesus speaking on the coming of the Holy Spirit.
Daily Prayer As we continue to look at prayer over the next couple of weeks in our Friday emails, I want to preface this one with an opportunity. Christiane and I will be leading a 4-week