While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why...

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 As I put support hose on my wife's feet every morning, I pray that God will continue to graciously support us, guiding our feet as we journey forward, and guarding our...

A bit early, but this week we commemorate Pastor Theodor Fliedner. Theodor Fliedner was a German Lutheran minister and founder of Lutheran deaconess training. Fliedner was born in 1800 in Hesse, Germany. He studied theology and in 1821...

Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me...Lamentations 1:12 I find an interesting phenomenon in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar not fully found in...

"Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my...

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Romans 12:14  It's been another challenging week. Even before getting up one morning, I was praying “It is too much again, Lord. How am I going to get out of bed and make a...

Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave.  Matthew 20:26    In the Tour de France, the sport of cycling seems as much a team sport as it is an...

Patient Trust Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to...

People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them, and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them;...

For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you —or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. Romans 1:11-12 As I write this, I have spent...