2 Samuel

Be Imitators of God and Live in Kindness

When I was growing up, my brothers and I had a knack for getting into trouble. We were always rolling around like a pack of puppies and inevitably one of us would run into the house crying and bleeding. But my parents had a way with dealing with us and parental disappointment in our family. … [Read more…]

God’s Stability Amongst Chaos

Our world is constantly moving, changing, evolving, and in a state of becoming something else. Our lives too are often found to be in constantly flux. Babies are born, young people get married, families grow, and people pass away and families shrink. In the world, people fight one another, wars begin and wars end, world … [Read more…]

Making Our Lives Reflect Our Joy in the Lord

I remember almost 11 years ago this August, my oldest nephew was born. The whole family was beside it’s self with joy over the beautiful new little baby boy in the family. Bill and I rushed over to the hospital the moment we got the go ahead from my brother to come. We were asked … [Read more…]

Take Nothing with You: Living into Your Faith

I have always been fascinated with what Jesus was asking of his disciples in these passages. He was asking them to travel around Galilee sharing his very controversial message openly to all who would listen and to bring nothing with them for the journey. They were not to bring water, food, a change of clothing, … [Read more…]