"Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 'Your [...]

If you inspect my bookshelves, or hack into my library accounts and internet browsing history, you will find evidence that I love (and need) recipes and cookbooks, especially cookbooks with luscious, color photos. About 33 [...]

If you’ve got two kids (or more), you work extra hard to make sure everything is *exactly equal*.  If one gets more spaghetti, more Christmas presents, or more money from the tooth fairy … it’s [...]

“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ‘Your [...]

…. If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew [...]

Maybe you’ve heard the parable of the Prodigal Son so many times, you can recite it backwards as well as write a chapter book on all of the sermons and lessons squeezed out of it. [...]

How do one’s existing beliefs affect their ability to process new information? In the case of the Pharisees, Jesus’ message of repentance, forgiveness, and joy was incomprehensible.  Their world view and lives had been [...]

“So he got up and went to his father.But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his [...]

It’s impressive how long an ego can outlast an empty stomach.  I had been an eighth grader with a job and a plan. Everything thrilling was happening somewhere else, so I was going to brave [...]

Before reading today’s text, contemplate Moses, one of the Bible’s “good guys”. Hebrews says he abandoned guaranteed earthly pleasures and prestige to gain heavenly reward. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused [...]