"At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, 'Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.' And he said to them, 'Go and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.'” Luke 13:31-32...

As I searched for ministry and devotional Presbyterian resources this year, a couple of books caught my attention this Lenten season. One is Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power by Kathy Escobar, and the other is From Wilderness to Glory: Lent and...

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. Exodus 34:29 We are fresh off the Season of Epiphany,...

“I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.” “God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God…” Genesis 45:4b, 7-8a I can’t believe Lent is coming up soon....

Isaiah 6:1: In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. The following thoughts are based on excerpts from my sermon last Sunday on the greatness, holiness, and sovereign rule of...

“The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” Psalm 24:1 I’m reminded by this verse of an important truth and implication: God owns the world and this includes everything contained within its boundaries. The world belongs to God....

When I think of this passage of scripture from Paul’s letter to the Galatian Churches, I am reminded how important it is that we model the essence of the Kingdom through service to one another. Using our abilities and freedom to serve one another in love rather than...

I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. Genesis 12:2b It’s been almost three weeks since fire swept through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, but it’s only been this last week when everyone could go back to their homes and see what’s...

I can do all things through the One who strengthens me. In any case, it was kind of you to share my distress. Philippians 4:13-14 Yesterday felt like the first day I went into public since the fire. It ended up being quite the day, and I experienced anew the...