Reading through the book of Judges can be a difficult experience, especially as we get closer to the end and Israel descends into such a darkness of separation from God.   They were happy to take the statutes that had been passed down to them, but the way they twisted them to suit their own purposes sends chills down my spine every time I read it. How can this be?  But then I look at the world we are living in, and as a lover of history I look at all the evil we have inflicted on one another...

Greetings; may the grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord be with you all. It is two weeks before Christmas, the decorations are going up and gifts being bought. The parties and fun events are happening, and we are deep into Advent.  It was just BEFORE Halloween that we began to be in-undated with the “Christmas Spirit.”   (Ugh), I have come to despise the use of that phrase in our modern media and conversation.  It is not so much the commercialization and...

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, greetings to you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.   Reading through John 15: 9-17, the word...