Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. “Don’t shoot the messenger!” That’s what we say when people get mad at us for relaying a message they don’t want to hear. “Hey, don’t get mad at me! It’s not my word. I’m just the messenger.” […]

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. Do you like riddles? You know, those little questions, often in the form of a rhyme, meant to stump other people who try to guess the meaning. Throughout history, many societies have recorded their fascination with riddles in literature. […]

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  In his excellent apology for Christianity, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis writes, “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive…”[1]  [Pause for laughter.]  Yes, we all want to be forgiven for our shortcomings, but as […]

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!  Amen.  The Word of God that engages us today is Paul’s letter to the Romans, especially this verse: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities.  For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have […]