Advent is about how good Jesus is to include us in his family. Jesus’ family lineage, as laid out in the beginning of the gospel of Matthew, included the notable and the scandalous.

Jonah is a prophet who gets swallowed by a great fish. He is in the belly of this great fish for three days. My son has asked me more than once, “Did this really happen?” In other words, is the book of Jonah a historical account? Or, is it more like a parable? Our teaching team is undecided.

Doubt is not the opposite of belief.  Unbelief is the opposite of belief. Doubt and unbelief are not the same. Doubt may be the dark, often-neglected, seldom discussed, underbelly of belief. 

As followers of Jesus, we remember his death on the cross for our sins through food and drink.

Sociologists have shown that the feeling of being lonely is different than simply being alone. Some people who feel lonely talk to a lot of people every day.

How long until justice rolls down like mighty waters?