Sometimes we can suffer from doing what is right, but fear should not control us, writes Brendan McLean.
Self-examination is needed to be in community, for in community you will need to ask for and offer forgiveness, writes Naomi McQuiller.
How do we know what is true, Naomi McQuiller asks?
How do we make sense of an unknowable God and a confusing world? Naomi McQuiller reflects on Habakkuk.
In today’s culture and political climate, we are often faced with moral and ethical dilemmas that challenge our faith. How do we stand against the powers that be? Naomi McQuiller reflects.
Naomi McQuiller thinks about "VeggieTales," King Nebuchadnezzar and the impact of a faithful act.
There is so much we will never know. Isaiah asks us to embrace the mystery and trust God anyway, writes Brendan McLean.
We are not our own; we belong to Christ. We are gifted by the Spirit so that we may be the church in the world, writes Tara Bulger.
Sometimes in the face of fear, faithfulness looks like doing nothing, writes Tara Bulger.
What is the difference between wisdom and self-help? Tara Bulger asks.
"The author of Hebrews is not interested in an extended theological discussion of faith but would rather show examples of precisely what that means to build up the church and its faithfulness," writes Tara Bulger.
Chris Burton reflects on the Three Wise Men: "We delude ourselves thinking that there will never be trouble. On the contrary, our testimony matures because in the face of significant trouble, God delivers us."
Love is not beholden to the myth of scarcity, writes Chris Burton. Elizabeth and Mary teach us this.
How do we make sense of complicated family dynamics in our lives and in our faith history? Chris Burton reflects on the women present in Jesus' genealogy.
In this second week of Advent, communities around the world will speak of peace, but what do we really mean? How far-reaching is our understanding of peace? Chris Burton reflects.
"Ruth demonstrates tremendous hope. Hope that this tragedy will not unwrite her own story. Hope that there is more to be written, and more to be lived," writes Chris Burton.
"For any of us to be right, all the rest do not have to be wrong. Always more important than being right is being loving," shares Ted Foote Jr.
If we believe God’s faithfulness is creating new life within each person, then pressuring others to conform to a particular version of faith fails to honor the Spirit, writes Ted Foote, Jr.
Looking at 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 and Romans 13:8-12, Ted Foote, Jr. reflects on the relationship between the law and love.
Looking at Acts 15:1-21 and several pieces of related Scripture, Ted Foote, Jr. notes that God calls us to have open hearts.
When reading Galatians, it can be easy to conceptualize the law as an evil disciplinarian. Rose Schrott Taylor argues that this isn't what Paul is saying.
Just as Paul turns to Abraham for an example of God's goodness in Galatians 3, British Hyrams turns to the life Melva Wilson Costen as a personal example.
"Change is hard. Change is inevitable. Change is growth," writes British Hyrams of Galatians 2.
How do you make the right decision when there isn't always a clear choice, asks British Hyrams?
Divided churches have existed for millennia. British Hyrams looks at Paul's advice to a divided community in Romans 2.
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