Good morning. (Or whatever time it is where you are.) I started writing this post four years ago.  Back then I said, “I often talk to you out of what I’m reading or studying or teaching. At this moment, as I wait for water to boil for tea and think through the week past and […]

Paul wrote to the church in Corinth about the way God works: “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by […]

God. We read about miracles in the Bible. People healed. People fed. Water turned into wine. We want those kinds of miracles. Because people are sick. People are hungry. We’d just love to have a great celebration. We don’t see those miracles. Maybe we could help people out. Offer them courage. Offer them opportunities. Maybe […]

Yesterday, I said that weddings have “oh no” and “ahh”” moments. In Cana, the “oh no” was clear. No more wine. The “ahh” moment was, well, there were two of them. The most obvious one was evident to everyone at the wedding reception. After a brief interruption, someone found “the good stuff”. As far as […]