If you could design a perfect world, what would that look like?

Where Matthew’s beatitudes address spiritual hunger and thirst, Luke’s get down to the nitty-gritty realities of life.

The more we experience Jesus and incorporate the way of Jesus into our daily lives, the more we understand about ourselves, about the world, and about God.

While I appreciate the value of quiet, contemplative worship, there is a place for “big” worship too.

Most of us have a fear that is overwhelming.

Are you carrying any guilt or shame that makes you feel small?

These verses suggest that the key to a thriving church are this: growing in the faith, loving one another, and remembering why they are doing what they are doing.

These verses celebrate the gift of scripture in guiding and comforting.

The prophet’s question, “How long, O Lord,” echoes the question we might also be asking of God.

In this parable, Jesus speaks to any of us who, from time to time, feel just a little bit better than someone else.