by Leslie Scoopmire Hebrews 11:29-12:2 In the epistle passage for this Sunday, the author of the Letter to the Hebrews lists numerous heroes in Israel’s history, including Gideon, Samson, and David, among others, who accomplished mighty deeds, and those mighty deeds are attributed to their great faith. In the…(Read More)
By focusing on the poor and the marginalized — as well we should — have we become blind to the needs of the rich and isolated…(Read More)
by Leslie Scoopmire Luke 12:13-21 In one of my favorite movies, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, there’s a pivotal scene involving Ferris’s friend Cameron finally venting the anger he feels at his parents for never placing their priorities upon him, their only child. Cameron looks upon his father’s prized possession…(Read More)
Jesus’s message about prayer is less about the words, “Our father… hallowed be… thy kingdom… give us… forgive us…” It is much more about this: You already know how to do it…(Read More)
We have all been each of the four people in the story—including the man who had been beaten, robbed, and left for dead by robbers and by the passersby…(Read More)
God never fails to help and govern those whom he has set upon the sure foundation of his lovingkindness…(Read More)
But sometimes He is just the God of carrying on. It’s the work of the saints, and of sinners like us. It is the heroic work of following Jesus to bear our scars and to carry on…(Read More)
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