Blessed Christmas Day! The Gospel of Luke is a pivotal text for the Christmas season. In Luke we see many different reactions to Jesus’ birth. Let’s look at a few of the people who reacted to Jesus and ponder our own response to Jesus. When Mary was told by the…
Read moreI live in Jersey City, New Jersey. Our city is known as the most diverse city in the country, a fast-growing, gentrifying city in close proximity to New York City (a 10-20 minute PATH train ride away), and today, for a shooting that killed a police officer and five others.…
Read moreThanksgiving is almost upon us. Many of us will be busy in the days and hours leading up to our families gathering for a hearty meal. But then, afterwards, hopefully we will have time to relax and enjoy one another’s company — whether chatting around the table or cleaning up…
Read more“I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.” Mahatma Gandhi. This is a matter of perspective. As Americans, we are constantly bombarded with media, advertising, images that tell us what we’re missing. We should be … going on that cruise vacation, buying…
Read moreThis is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk…
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