When I was growing up in the church, adults would say to me, “Never forget who you are and whose you are. You are a child of God.” I felt so...

In Luke 8, Jesus miraculously restores a man possessed by demons to wholeness. Now the man can live among the others in his community. Now he can live freely, no longer...

Luke recalls an encounter between Jesus and a man possessed by a legion of demons. On display in this passage is God’s ability to bring about transformation in the most unlikely...

Elijah’s struggle in the desert is an example of the humanity of God’s servants. Elijah is revered as one of the most faithful people in the Bible, on par with Moses....

The powerful prophet Elijah has just defeated the prophets of Baal. Yet when Queen Jezebel threatens his life, he flees to the desert in fear and despair. Elijah, who stood with...

There are moments when we each yearn for God’s presence. Spiritual thirst is a common human experience. We can find comfort in knowing that God is always able to quench our...

Psalm 42 reminds us that we have the freedom to be honest with ourselves and with God. The psalmist’s words invite us to reflect on the importance of sharing our true...

When Wisdom yells, “My cry is to all who live,” she is breathing divine grace to us. That grace is wisdom. Wisdom is a divine attribute of God. Wisdom does not...

The Spirit of truth, the Advocate that Jesus promises to send, is a presence we can trust. The Holy Spirit functions as a bridge of communication between God and humankind, and...

I am an only child. My parents constantly joked that “if we had more kids, we would have gotten the child we actually deserved,” because I was, in their words, an...