We’re familiar with Jesus’ focus on motives as much as behavior in a number of his sayings in the Sermon on the Mount. It’s not enough that we don’t kill our brother or sister. It also matters how we deal
Last Adam
We are still celebrating Christmas and nearing Epiphany. Thoughts of the incarnation of the Word of God continue. Like Mary, I want to ponder these things in my heart. A scripture (Hebrews 2) from a recent daily reading: “It was
Christian Ethics, Christian Eschatology
A thought I had that led to a tweet that led to a Facebook conversation, prompted the suggestion that maybe I needed an article to explain what I was thinking. I shall try to make good on an explanation, with
The Health Care Challenge and God’s Action
For some time our Sunday School class has been exploring beliefs about how God’s action intersects with human actions. Readers of the Bible know that it’s pretty easy to see God’s action there, because on every page God acts. But
Winning Strength Out of Weakness
(I preached the following sermon at the annual Lifewatch Service [lifewatch.org] yesterday in Simpson Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington, DC. It is based on the scripture text, Hebrews 11:32-28.) The Apostle Paul, in the fourth chapter