End is not yet here; possibility 

End is not yet here; possibility  Text: So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. – Mark 16:8 (NRSV) “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee,...

Do to others as you would have them do to you

Text:  “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”   Scripture Reading:  Luke 6:27-31 NRSV Reflection: In the Greek, there are three primary words for love.  There is “eran” love, which describes passionate love. There is “philein” love, which describes the kind...

Passover: A Story of Faith and Freedom

Text:  John 13:1  Scripture Reading: “It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” Reflection:  My family traded in...

Reliability in times of need

Reliability in times of need Text: Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but fund nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “may you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the...

Why Did You Doubt

Text:  Matthew 14:22-30 “Why Did You Doubt?” Scripture Reading: Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to...

Caring for Our Neighbors

Caring for Geographic Neighbors Text:  Proverbs 3:27-29 International Children’s Bible (ICB) 27 Whenever you are able, do good to people who need help. 28 If you have what your neighbor asks for,     don’t say to him, “Come back later. I will give it to you tomorrow.”...