Fishing involves a whole lot of waiting, waiting, and more waiting. And even after all that waiting, sometimes nothing happens. The disciples knew that as well as any fisherman today does....

We live in a world where platform and audience equal power and profit. It is an era when people are tempted to gauge their worth by how many people listen to...

Earlier this week, we remembered the ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We also remembered the sermon he preached in Memphis, Tennessee, just before he was assassinated. He...

The change God wants to bring into our world and lives has a consistent rhythm. When Jesus spoke in his home synagogue for the first time, he announced that he had...

Everything changed for me as a kid the first time I experienced a harvest. I vividly recall riding the bus home in second grade, carefully cradling a tiny sprout. I began...

My favorite image of God is the description of Jesus’ wanting to gather and shelter the people of Jerusalem like a mother hen (Matt. 23:37). If you have ever seen a...

Today is Martin Luther King Day in the United States, so it is appropriate that we begin this week with words from the psalmist that have been a source of courage...

I lose stuff a lot. Car keys. My cell phone. I spent one entire afternoon of my honeymoon trying to find my wallet. It’s one thing for me to miss something...

The Gospel of John loves rushing in to big ideas. John lets loose with the good news of Jesus from the get-go. In today’s reading, John the Baptist sees Jesus and...

While growing up in the 1980s, my sister and I watched a popular television show called “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.” We tuned in to see the incredible mansions of...