During a recent discussion about the Holy Spirit, I was asked by a pre-teen, “Is the Holy Spirit the same thing as our conscience?"

Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I learned early that fear and faith often dance together in the shadows of our lives.

From a young age, Psalm 27 has been a favorite of mine. Like pebbles tossed and creating ripples across a water body, the first two lines

Paul in this passage is telling the Philippian Christians to follow in his steps, to walk the road he has chosen, to be like him.

What really matters?  When it comes to our faith, relationship with Jesus, journey with God, what are the main things, the non-negotiables..

While not much of a social media person, I recently logged in to my only account so that I could catch up with a friend. Immediately, a high

In Psalm 17 David is crying out to God to not only hear him but to protect him. He is looking to God to be his protector and place of safety

David said to God, “Wasn’t I the one who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly. But these

The good news is that we don’t have to rely on our own efforts to become the person God has created us to be.

Ecclesiastes 3 continues to be a faith touch point for me – orienting me towards the fact that God is not startled by unfolding events in my

The invitation of Psalm 91 is not to seek out better security measures, but to recognize that God Himself is our ultimate refuge.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father

We often look at Christmas with expectancy!  Why wouldn’t we?  It’s the perfect redemption story that everyone wants to love with a surprise

Advent is a season of waiting and hope, a time when we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Psalm 113 invites us to focus

Just prior to where our passage in Luke 1 begins, Mary has had a surprise visit from an angel. The angel informs her that she'll give birth

this passage reflects one aspect of God’s Being- the feminine. Zion/God has a metaphorical womb. She delivers Jerusalem and her children.

On Sunday, March 7, 1965, known as Bloody Sunday, 25-year-old activist John Lewis led over 600 marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge

T.S. Eliot wrote a distinctive poem from the perspective of one of the magi that can often be found at this time of year.

We must face this reality; we are limited in how much we can predict our future. We cannot anticipate every outcome, no matter how much...

Few leaders can be found that are worth our confidence and submission. In our political climate and even in our work and worship spaces...