Reflections

Big things come in small packages. That cliche has been around for years. And it works really well because we know that it is very…

Jesus wasn’t basic.  He was extra. In fact, a word like extraordinary, while accurate, doesn’t quite capture the level of his extra-ness with any real…

In ancient construction the most important piece of a building was the cornerstone. It served many functions, but it’s greatest function was as a reference…

Seven centuries before Christ brought the world good news, the prophet Isaiah foresaw his birth (Isaiah 7:14). But he also foresaw his life in a…

Mission work isn’t just something that is important to the church. It is vital to it. In fact, it is so vital that if no one had…

Dear God in Heaven, you are awesome in every way.  You stand like a mountain among all of the other mountains, and they are like…

At the end of Matthew, Jesus leaves his followers with a big task. He tells them to go and make disciples, and to teach those…

There are countless economies that run through all of reality.   And just like the economy that most of us are familiar with in our…

The other day my phone was running dangerously low on battery.  I needed it to stay charged because I was expecting to use it for…

God’s kindness flows like a nourishing river through the story of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 2:1-23). It waters every page of the story so that genuine…