On All Saints Day we look at the definition of a Saint.  Too often we rank ourselves, others, and the mother Teresa’s of the world, in some moral hierarchy based on our good works. I don’t

It is in the quiet, surrendered space of prayer that our hearts are fundamentally changed. We are softened. We are filled with the peace of the Gospel. But even more than that, through prayer, we are

What does it take to finish the Christian race strong?  Like Paul, Like Luke, like Timothy.  What do Paul and Luke show us here in these verses on this Day we celebrate Luke.  3 Things: Companions

Rev. Todd was at their son's wedding this weekend, so Rev. Dan Lewis conducted services in his absence. Pastor Dan earned an M.A., from the University of Detroit and is a member of the Society of

Jesus uses this opportunity to speak to the Pharisees about two topics He knows to be very important to them. He gives them a different way of thinking about these things with a Kingdom-minded mentality. He

Luke 7:11-17 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.  It’s known as the miracle of Jesus raising a widow’s son. It’s one of the

Unfortunately, religiosity can be rife with pride. Our Scripture today from the final chapter of Galatians addresses this very issue. Paul ends his letter with a fierce warning about not "boasting in the flesh." He writes

When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared

When we read healing passages in the Bible, we tend to have 2 major responses: Either You have to fight a deeper sense of skepticism. It’s as if the Scriptures were talking about something so far

For I delivered to you as “of first importance” what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day

Sometimes it’s easy to spot someone who isn’t genuine, isn’t it? Sometimes it’s not so easy.  We can be deceived by someone’s exterior appearance, their words, or a false presentation.   Today I want to give

The Gospel that says no matter what you’ve done, who you are, or how you think your past defines you, The ground is level at the foot of the cross, the love of Father, Son, Holy