by Vaughn Nelson
Jesus asked, “What is God’s kingdom like? To what can I compare it? It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in a garden. It grew and developed into a tree and the birds in the sky nested in its branches.” Again he said, “To what can I compare God’s...
by Sari Fordham
It was my daughter Kai’s first plane ride. My first flight as a parent. I held her against me with one hand, and with the other, I stuffed her accouterments under the seat. She was four months old, and I was becoming acquainted with all the things I needed to carry....
by Devo Kritzinger
When it comes to his disciples, I often wonder whether Jesus felt like some of us parents feel: You know, when we ask our children to do something only for them to do the exact opposite thing . . . right after our imploring! Jesus’ disciples are sometimes just . . ....
by Sara Pinto da Silva
I grew up in a big church community—well, big in my country! I have been going to Sabbath School since I can remember remembering things. One of the things I remember is learning that names have power. In the Bible, names have power. Some characters were presented to...
by Vadim Dementyev
Eve took a bite out of an apple; Mary and Joseph, Jesus’s parents, found no room in “an inn;” and there were exactly “these three kings” at Jesus’s birth. None of those facts is scriptural, and yet they are are very much a part of our spiritual tradition. We learned...
by Jeff McFarland
“Here’s a question for you: Is it legal on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or destroy it?” Luke 6:9 CEB. The story here will be familiar to most. Pharisees are following Jesus around hoping to catch him breaking the Sabbath law. First, they catch...
