We celebrate Christ's gift of Love at Christmas. We do experience warm, loving feelings associated with Christmas: familiar carols, decorated trees, children opening presents, hot apple cider. And Jesus of…
Jesus continues to add to the Good Shepherd biblical theme with his telling of the shepherd who leaves the 99 sheep to go look for the one lost sheep. As…
A look at Jesus's parable about the unjust judge and the persistence widow. Although the widow has absolutely no power to influence the judge, yet she proves to be the…
A key biblical message about Joy is that its opposite is not grief. Indeed, there can be profound joy even in the midst of real grief. As we at Melrose…
When Luke introduces John the Baptist's announcement about the coming Messiah, he positions this announcement next to a list of all the main political and religious rulers of the day.…
The story of the 7th century saint Frideswide--and how her courageous life eventually paved the way for John Wesley. This example continues the tradition of women trailblazers recorded in scripture,…
Normally, we tend to think of our work as falling under two categories: (1) There's the work we do to earn money to live on; and (2) the mundane stuff…
Link to the sermon is HERE. John the Baptist had an incredible connection to Jesus, starting even before they was born. And so it's heartbreaking to read of John's moment,…
Questions, doubts, and fears... We all have them from time to time. So did the Virgin Mary. How can we find faith in spite of these things?
It's not always easy to hear what Jesus says about money. Sometimes it's scary. But Jesus calls us to a better life - one marked by different priorities.
