Romans 13:11-14 “Does anybody really know what time it is?”  That was the question the rock band Chicago asked back in 1969.  Does anybody really,

Psalm 136:1-3 Thanksgiving Day         I’m sure I don’t need to remind anyone that today is Thanksgiving Day.  I hope that you are finding time

Mark 12:28-34 Two weeks ago, our Scripture Lesson was on the importance of giving God, God’s due.  We cannot be like the evil renters who

Mark 12:13-17 Last week, Jesus told a story about some renters of a vineyard refusing to give the owner his due Mark 12:1-12.  This week,

Mark 12:1-12 Jesus tells a simple story.  “A wealthy man planted a vineyard.  He made it state-of-the-art with all the latest harvesting and processing equipment. 

Ephesians 2:1-10          Sin is one of those things most of us don’t like to talk about in polite society.  Too many people start getting

Ephesians 1:1-14         Predestination has been a part of our Reformed Theology since our very beginning.  For the earliest reformers, most specifically John Calvin, predestination

One of the many things I appreciate about Presbyterianism is our insistence on working through committees.  Yes – committees can be unwieldy and cumbersome and

The Bible is a book about giving – with more promises related to giving than to any other subject! For example, the subject of “believing”

I’m afraid if I make a pledge, I won’t be able to fulfill it. . . . A lot of us feel that way, but we still have car loans and mortgages, we sign rental agreements and buy things on credit. Can we extend to God the same commitment we extend to our bank?