Jul 30, 2017

Jim Somerville: "Many people think that if you love God everything will work out 'good,' but you and I both know people who love God dearly, and yet have suffered terrible tragedy. I think that in the midst of tragedy those who love God can see that he is working on their behalf, that he is reaching down into the muck...

Jul 23, 2017

Jim Somerville: "In his earthly, ministry Jesus was a blessing wherever he went, and as a result crowds of people followed him. They couldn't get enough of him. And yet those of us who call ourselves by his name -- Christians, "little Christs" -- rarely get that same reception..."

Jul 16, 2017

Lynn Turner: "I just returned from a week with my twenty-seven closest relatives. We spent some time reminiscing about past family vacations. We laughed a lot. But that is not always the case when you begin remembering family times, is it? It's in our families that most often we can recall our most deeply wounded times....

Jul 9, 2017

Jim Somerville: "[This] a lesson to all of us about God's will and our will. There are times when God may want very much for us to do a certain thing, but we are still free to say no. That's the way God made us, and even though he would want us to obey, he wouldn't have it any other way..."

Jul 2, 2017

Robert Thompson: "Today we look at a story about a father and a son. It takes us from grief to joy, and from sorrow to hope. It's one of the most powerful, profound, and perhaps scary stories in the Bible..."