While the majority of those who heard the apostles’ miraculous proclamations at Pentecost were amazed, some were skeptical and mocked the apostles. “They have had too much wine,” they claimed dismissively....

Now that Jesus had ascended into heaven, we see that God is doing something different. That something new was the inauguration of the church, of which Peter was to be the...

Jesus prays for me. Since I was a little girl, I have sung that Jesus loves me, and I do believe this to be true. But all too often I think...

I am a Christmas person. I just love it. Some of the first religious writings I tried out were for the season of Advent. Mary, the mother of God, is my...

I had two babies very close together. Sixteen months is not enough time to forget any of the details of the first time I birthed a baby. Instead of this making...

Who do we think we are? No, really. Who do we believe ourselves to be? I grew up the third sister in a trio of girls who happened to be good...

Peter is writing to first century Christians who live in a very precarious situation. They experience persecution, from verbal slights by neighbors all the way to difficulty getting jobs or selling...

Psalm 68 provides a beautiful description of God’s restorative work. God is described “as a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows” (v. 5). These verses share a beautiful redemption...

The disciples got surprised again. After the shock of the Crucifixion and the delight of the Resurrection, Jesus literally floats off into the sky. I know it is easy to think...

Full-service filling stations were not only places where everyone went to fill their vehicles with fuel. When a customer pulled up to the pump, an attendant appeared, asked how much fuel...