Living the Christian Life

Today’s Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple....

Then God Spoke All These Words

Today’s Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17 1God spoke all these words: 2I am God, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a life of slavery. (The Message) Here is an excerpt from a lenten sermon entitled, “Jesus Rolling His Eyes (and also...

Going to the Mountain

Today’s Scripture: Mark 9:2-8 2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them. (NRSV) One spring, when my husband and I were dating, I had the privilege of...

God in Nature and Scripture

Today’s Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14 1 The heavens are telling the glory of God;    and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect,    reviving the soul; the decrees of the Lord are sure,    making wise the simple; (NRSV) The first six...

Faith and God’s Love

Today’s Scripture: Romans 4:1-12 4Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. 5But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. There are many ways to achieve success in...