Disappointment has a particular sting. It can shrink our imagination of what is possible in our world today. It can cut us off from the people who give us life. Abraham...

Paul seems to be drawing a dividing line in this passage between those of the law and those who have faith. However, rather than drawing a division, Paul seeks to unite....

In high school, where you sat in the lunchroom determined a lot about what others thought of you, such as whether you were viewed as popular or unpopular. The worst was...

As I read this psalm, I kept coming back to verse 10: “The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.” This might...

Interestingly, neither the bleeding woman nor the religious leader in this passage are described as followers of Christ. In other Gospels, the leader is named Jairus, a Jewish leader, who would...

God not only calls Abraham to enter the unknown, but God also makes a promise that seems impossible to fulfill. Abraham becoming a father seems, in every sense of the word,...

Stepping into the unknown requires a great deal of faith; just ask Abraham! He is an elderly man with a barren wife, and God is asking him to leave his extended...

This is perhaps the simplest passage of them all, yet in practice it might be the most complex. What does it look like to follow God? Scripture offers us some answers,...

The disciples worshiped, but they doubted. Doubted what? Jesus was standing right before them, talking to them! What was there to doubt? Maybe Matthew doesn’t mean that they doubted whether Jesus...

This is a surprising inclusion into the story. Matthew tells us that, when the disciples encountered the risen Christ in what would be the last time they saw him, doubt was...