Today’s readings: Ezekiel 7:10-15, 23b-27; Hebrews 6:13-20; Luke 10:1-17 Many of us are familiar with the Jehovah’s witnesses and Mormons, for their door-to-door ministry. We may even have interacted with them in our homes, on the streets, and in other venues. While their teachings, especially on the Holy Trinity, Christ, and salvation, differ from what Christianity

  Today’s readings: Ezekiel 4:1-17; Hebrews 6:1-12; Luke 9:51-62 As you enter the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, Georgia, you encounter a giant statue of an infantryman named Iron Mike. The size and detail of Iron Mike is impressive indeed, however, the message conveyed at the base of the statue says all one needs to

Today’s readings: Ezekiel 3:4-17; Hebrews 5:7-14; Luke 9:37-50 Humans are competitive creatures. We have an innate desire to be the best, constantly striving to be smarter, stronger, and faster than others. The age-old sin that drove Adam and Eve away from God and out of the garden continues to drive people away from God and one

Today’s readings: Ezekiel 1:28–3:3; Hebrews 4:14–5:6; Luke 9:28-36 In the Old Testament reading, we find Ezekiel in exile with the people. As a priest, he was called by God to serve as his intermediary; he was called to be God’s voice. As we see in our reading, God does not call us to action without equipping

Today’s readings: Deuteronomy 19:1-7; James 5:13-18; Luke 12:22-31 “You are such a worry wart!” my grandmother would say. Like a bothersome wart that you feel on your finger and become worried about, so are the worries and fears about what the future will bring. Jesus puts this kind of thinking in a new perspective. He tells us that

Today’s readings:  Deuteronomy 8:11-20; James 1:16-27; Luke 11:1-13 Does your job require you to work on commission? To someone who works on commission, there are few more disheartening words from a browsing customer than when in response to a polite, “May I help you?” one hears, “No thanks, I’m just looking.” Some people spend all of

Today’s readings: Deuteronomy 8:1-10; James 1:1-15; Luke 9:18-27 Test Question: Of all the activities in which people participate, which sorts of activities have the most significant impact in human life and history? The world might answer: “political activities” or “economic activities.” The Church might answer: “celebrating the Eucharist” or “prayer.” To the world, the Church’s understanding

Today’s readings: Deuteronomy 15:1-11; 1 Timothy 3:14–4:5; Matthew 13:24-34a The first reading says there will be no poor among you and, a little later, the poor will never cease out of the land. So which is it? There is a condition given for having no poor among us: “if only you will obey the voice of the