Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Luke 1:68-79; Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43   Kirby examines the meanings of “royalty” and then asks, “What does it mean to call Jesus a king when he...

“It amuses me to see that the word ‘busybodies’ shows up in the Bible at all! It’s such a funny word…makes you wonder what sort of trouble a first century busybody would create,” says Carla...

“Action or contemplation?  Service or worship?  Hospitality or prayer?  For as long as the church has existed, we’ve debated these dichotomies.  Which is more important – kneeling at the altar, or mopping the church floors? ...

Rolf Jacobson, Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, preaches a sermon on the Gospel lesson from Mark 6:1-13. People often ask him, “What can we do to save our church?”...

Brian McLaren, speaker, activist, and bestselling author of Faith after Doubt, Do I Stay Christian?, and, most recently, Life after Doom, preaches from Mark 9:30-37. He starts by explaining that, most often, we are riding...