Today our passage comes from one of the Books of Wisdom, Ecclesiastes, where Solomon uses a poor man to save a small town through his wisdom. Afterward his wisdom is overlooked by worldly strength, power, wealth, and authority. Theologians seldomly agree on this Text, but I cannot help but to

Friends, I have said this before, if Jesus could wash Judas’ feet knowing that he would betray Him to death, and then tell His disciples that “I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done for you.” (John 13:15), then you and I should be able

Friends, the contrasting example between rich and poor that James speaks of in today’s passage should clearly point us to the richness of faith that Jesus wants for all of His creation. If we accept that all of our brothers and sisters of faith are equally covered by grace, and

David helps us to understand that God is all loving, merciful, and faithful, and when we humble ourselves to accept His teachings, we can see more and more of His love, mercy, and faithfulness. We must remember that God’s Word always includes correction, instruction, and guidance, and that is for

In today’s passage, James reminds us that faith is not enough, that our actions must align with our words and definitely with our hearts to reveal an outpouring of our spiritual salvation in Christ Jesus. Pastor Mary once said that “good deeds are actions of obedience that come from having

Prior to today’s passage from Luke 10:13-16, we know that Jesus moved from His Galilean ministry to begin His journey toward Jerusalem. He sent out seventy-two chosen disciples, in pairs, to the towns and places He planned to visit. Jesus’s instructions were, “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May