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Sunday December 25th, 2016 – Christmas Day
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the...
Fertility and Choice
In today’s culture, many married couples put off starting a family until they are in their 30s or 40s, some divorced...
Sunday December 18th, 2016 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before...
The Remains of Our Bad Choices
Whenever I have to make a major decision, I always try and think through all the possible consequences that could...
Sunday December 11th, 2016 – Third Sunday of Advent
The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst...
Fearfully, Wonderfully Made
In February 2002 during a visit to Rome, our family devoted an entire day to exploring the Vatican Museums, including...
Sunday December 4th, 2016 – Second Sunday in Advent
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of...
Sermon: Mary Before Christ’s Birth
I am thinking and studying about Mary. When I slowed down my reading of Luke’s account, I found some very surprising...
Sunday November 27th, 2016 – First Sunday of Advent
This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple...
Sunday November 20th – Last Day of Pentecost
Christ the King All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood. In the...