Jesus was born into a people with a powerful guiding story. It helped them survive the harsh reality of living under Roman rule. It told...

Who was the finest teacher of your childhood or youth? What was her name? Why was she such a fine a teacher? Did he lecture with passion...

Not unlike today, in Samuel’s day, people mistook the “real world “as the one ruled by those wielding the most power. Mark’s day was not...

The first question asked in Scripture is not about God and it is not one of the customary list of common human questions: Does God exist?...

On occasion this summer, I will preach from one of the 150 psalms. The first psalm that I have chosen is that oh, so loveable, Psalm 146....

Lectionary Scriptures, Isaiah 6:1-8, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-17 We all have someone or a few in our backfields, our past, who were...

My grandfather attended the Newport News Apprentice School soon after the First World War. He then went to work for the Newport News...

Those who read the Bible with some regularity often stop before the last book. Skipping over Revelation is an age-old sport in the...