From the Beginning

From the Beginning

Matthew 19 (NRSV) 3 Some Pharisees came to him, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?” 4 He answered, “Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this...
Lessons from the Good Shepherd

Lessons from the Good Shepherd

John 10 (CEB) 7 So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved and will come in and go out...
Called to Freedom

Called to Freedom

Galatians 5 (CEB) 13 You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedom be an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other through love. 14 All the Law has been fulfilled in a single statement: Love your neighbor as...
The Righteousness of God

The Righteousness of God

Romans 3 (CEB) 21 But now God’s righteousness has been revealed apart from the Law, which is confirmed by the Law and the Prophets. 22 God’s righteousness comes through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who have faith in him. There’s no distinction. 23 All have...
God’s Will for Solidarity

God’s Will for Solidarity

Isaiah 53 (NRSVue) 10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him with affliction.When you make his life an offering for sin,    he shall see his offspring and shall prolong his days;through him the will of the Lord shall prosper. God’s peace is not attained through...
Grace Unbound

Grace Unbound

Acts 11 (NRSV) 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 If then God gave...