Walking through a small town recently, I saw a large banner on a local church that read, “God is Still Speaking.” The banner, which was advocating a change in teaching on a particular topic, implied that God has not finished telling us what He wants us to know. God is still speaking, but He is […]

Heavenly Father, Creator and Sustainer of all things, we come before You with concern for all those who are suffering from the wildfires in our western states. Relieve their suffering and, if it is Your will, bring the fires to a swift end, that many lives might be spared. Give strength and courage to all […]

Heavenly Father, on this anniversary of violence and destruction, we ask You to bring peace and healing to our world. Let Your Word go out into the whole world, that all may hear of Your great love for them in sending Your Son, Jesus Christ, to take away the sins of the world. Bless our […]

It seems no matter where you look, what you read, or what you watch, someone is angry. News website headlines use words such as “slams,” “attacks,” “eviscerates,” or “wrecks,” among many others, to describe how someone spoke about an issue or about someone else. In an election year, we can expect a heightened use of […]

Jesus had just finished telling His disciples that He would be leaving them. He wasn’t revealing everything to them yet because they weren’t ready. But Jesus ended this discussion with these words: “I have told you these things, so that you may have peace in me. In this world you are going to have trouble. […]