“Blessed are the dead who from now on die in the Lord.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”                  Revelation 14:13 This last weekend I attended the memorial service for Virginia Moseley. I know her as the...

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.          Hebrews 11:1 By the time the 225th General Assembly ended (early!) on Saturday, I was, and continue to be, overwhelmed with all that was decided, and the way it was done. I will just...

Yet, O Lord, you are our Father;     we are the clay, and you are our potter;     we are all the work of your hand.Do not be exceedingly angry, O Lord,     and do not remember iniquity forever.     Now consider, we are all your people.     Isaiah 64:8-9 We are in the...

“In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.”  Acts 2:17 This last weekend, we commemorated not...

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to God’s purpose. Romans 8:28 Maligayang Araw ng Kasarinlan!Happy Philippine Independence Day! Yesterday I preached at Filipino Community United Presbyterian Church in...

For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls.                                                                                                  Acts 2:39 Yesterday was Pentecost, sometimes called the...

Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed instantly.           Matthew 15:28 This last week brought new horrors on top of the horrors of the week before. It wasn’t enough that folks could not...

Thus says the Lord:A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping.Rachel is weeping for her children;she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.Thus says the Lord:Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears;for there...

The gifts Christ gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of...