Do Not Covet

Do Not Covet

“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15) In the words from Luke’s gospel, Jesus cautioned us about the dangers of greed and worldliness. Our media dominated...
The Wisdom of Experience

The Wisdom of Experience

“I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. I have seen everything that is done...
Our Father

Our Father

“Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ And he said to them, ‘When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name.’”” (Luke 11:1-2a) God is omnipotent and...
Beware of False Teaching

Beware of False Teaching

“See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” (Colossians 2:8) Paul’s words to the Church at Colossi sound as if they were written...
The Audacity of Prayer

The Audacity of Prayer

“Then Abraham drew near and said, ‘Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from you to...