Scripture: Galatians 4:16-17a (NRSV) “Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? They make much of you, but for no good purpose;” The Apostle Paul is writing to the church at Galatia, which is one of the churches he planted. There is controversy over the...

Let me let you in on one of my secrets: I hate to make promises. Over the years, I have learned that sometimes I failed to fulfill promises because I either forgot or was blocked by unforeseen circumstances. For some, that’s par for the course for everybody. After...

4 “How can anyone,” said Nicodemus, “be born who has already been born and grown up? You can’t re-enter your mother’s womb and be born again. What are you saying with this ‘born-from-above’ talk?” 5-6 Jesus said, “You’re not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a...

I'm not sure how old I was when I was taught to say prayers. Still, I imagine that I must have been about three or four—or, as child theorists suggest, two or three. However old I was, I can assume my mother was the first to teach me to pray. Like most other children...