So here we encounter John the baptist. We meet him in John’s Gospel a few verses earlier with these words: “There was a man sent from God...

Last year I went to visit Vancouver, where I lived for three years while I went to a school called Regent College to study to be a...

This sermon is going to be somewhat of a thought experiment. What I would like to do is ask what would happen if Jesus was addressing us...

This is an important passage for me as its worked right into my job description. The job description says that I am to encourage the...

Let me begin with a question that might not seem particularly important but actually has a huge impact on how we understand this parable:...

The parable of the ten girls is quite illusive — its difficult to pin down precisely what Jesus is saying. If you are looking for...

There are certain sections of Scripture that you know are important because they get their own title — like the 'Upper Room Discourse’....

The text we read opens by taking about what we suffer now. I’d like to sit together a moment and name some of the things that we’ve...

This parable starts out with the youngest son coming up to his Father saying. , “I want you dead.” Well he doesn’t quite come out and...

I’ve never felt like this story was a home-run. I’ve always thought, “I get it, God wants us to be like the one son and do what he says.”...