This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ” Matthew 3:3   Dear Friends,   Buckle up! The Christmas Train has left the station!   It seems like every year merchandisers try to get an even earlier jump on marketing their Christmas wares. Christmas decorations are showing up in stores. Streaming channels are loading up with their Christmas time movies. Hol

Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: "God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I'll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20 [The Message] Dear Friends, Last Sunday, we celebra

From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we no longer know him in that way.  So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation ;  that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting t

Then Jesus came to them and said,  “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.   Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations,  baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Matthew 28:18-20 Dear Friends,   In today’s email, I continue the inquiry and discernment about, What is our purpose?   Any conversation and exploration of Jesus’ purpose has to include reflec

All who believed were together and had all things in common;  they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need.  Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. Acts 2:44-47 Dear Friends, As most of you are aware,

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Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I have ever done.” John 4:39 Dear...

…learn to do good;seek justice;rescue the oppressed; defend the orphan;plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:17 Dear Friends,   One way of...

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15   And Jesus  said to them,   “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed,  for one’s life does not consist in the...

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25  An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26  He said to him, “What...

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 Dear Friends, On Sunday, we heard the story from Luke 10 about how...