Application

Introduction

Today we're going to be looking at the Book of James—incredibly practical and poignant letter for the spiritual life. This is the final ...

Summer

Introduction

I grew up in a small mining town in northern Canada, a place memorable for its hard, cruel winters. But on the first day of summer in 1975, ...

The Difference-Making Difference

Introduction:

Have you ever noticed that some passages of Scripture are crystal clear and easy to understand—the previous passage, for example? And ...

Lectio Divina

A few months after I became a Christian, my youth pastor taught me a method of Bible study that has provided the foundation of my spiritual life ever ...

Keeping Stress From Becoming Distress

Introduction:

I want to talk about keeping stress from becoming distress. Not all stress is bad. We need a certain amount of stress in our lives in order ...

The Power of the Bible

Several years ago John Shelby Spong, an Episcopal Bishop from New Jersey, wrote a book with an interesting title: Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism. In ...

Getting Answers From the Bible

Everyone who goes to church knows you're supposed to read the Bible. But the fact is, many church-going people don't. Why not? The excuses I hear are: ...