Shaping the Church

The book of Acts gives us glimpses into the early church—those chaotic, passionate, Spirit-driven days when the followers of Jesus were trying to figure out what it meant to be a community shaped by resurrection hope. In Acts 6:1–7, we see the fledgling Christian community confronted with a very human problem: some people’s needs were…

Letting Go

We are celebrating Epiphany all month long. I am going to read you a few verses from Matthew 2 that tell of the wise men and their visitation to Jesus. In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men[a] from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 asking, “Where is…

God’s Extravagant Gifts

We are still in the Season of Epiphany; the season of following the star. If one of my gifts was solo singing, I would sing the first verse of Do You See What I See? Said the night wind to the little lamb, “Do you see what I see? Way up in the sky, little…